Who remembers this guy? He was cool back in the 90s and you'll be glad to know he can still keep kids' attention today! And that's saying a lot as kids nowadays have an attention span of about 30 seconds.
I taught a lesson today about volcanoes in my 7th grade social studies/science class and I used Bill Nye's Volcano episode. It's good because it's geared towards kids of that age so the vocabulary and whatnot is simple enough but there's still some humor that appeals to adults. That's not to say that my students got any of the jokes because I assure you they didn't haha! But it was fast enough and visual enough that it kept them quiet for nearly the entire 25 minutes that the episode lasted...that's an accomplishment!
I found it especially funny, as a 90s kids, to go back and catch all the 90s references. The last part of this episode featured a spoof of TLC's "Don't go chasin' waterfalls" entitled "Don't go chasin' lavaflows." Pretty funny and even a bit educational.
Now, what happened to good, old-fashioned, educational programs like this one? Is there anything even remotely similar that kids these days watch? I can't think of anything. Kinda depressing...
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