Bill Nye the Science Guy - Season 1 - Eps 10: Simple Machines
Learning about science can be hard work, but simple machines can make it easier. Let Bill Nye push and pull you around ramps, levers, screws, and pulleys. Simple machines simply make work easier by directing forces over distances. Instead of lifting a heavy box upstairs, you can hook it to some ropes and pulleys and pull it up. Or you can get a ramp and slide it upstairs. Either way, it's less sweat to use the pulleys or the ramp than it is to lift the box straight up by yourself because the force you need is more spread out. Levers, ramps, screws, wheels, wedges, and pulleys are all simple machines designed to direct forces. With simple machines we don't have to push or pull as hard, but we have to push or pull over a longer distance. It's easier to walk up a long set of stairs to the top of the Empire State Building than it would be to climb a ladder to the top, but the set of stairs would be much longer than the ladder. Simple machines are simply scientific.
About Bill Nye the Science Guy
Title: Bill Nye the Science Guy
First Air Date: 1993-09-10
Last Air Date: 1998-06-20
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 80 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 100
Network: PBS
Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Kids
Production Companies: Rabbit Ears Productions, KCTS Television
Synopsis
It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per show (like the human heart or electricity), Nye gets creative with teaching kids and adults alike the nuances of science.
Cast
Bill Nye
Self - Host
Rachel Glenn
Nancy
Jennifer Lin
Amy Broder
Amy
Ethan Ferkiss
Smell Gibson
