Bill Nye the Science Guy · SEASON 3
Wetlands
Episode 17 · 1995-10-06

- Comedy
- Documentary
- Kids
Episode overview
Wetlands are not just home to different animals and plants, but they also control flooding and help keep the Earth’s water clean. Flood waters move more slowly through wetlands because they have to go through barriers of plants and dirt. Wetlands help stop erosion because the plants stop the soil from washing away. Plants and soil in wetlands slow water enough that bacteria and other decomposer organisms can break down and even absorb some types of pollution. Wetlands are wet. Let’s keep them that way.
26 minutes
Season 3 episodes
1. Planets & Moons1995-01-14
2. Pressure1995-01-21
3. Plants1995-01-28
4. Rocks & Soil1995-02-03
5. Energy1995-02-10
6. Evolution1995-02-17
7. Water Cycle1995-03-24
8. Friction1995-03-31
9. Germs1995-04-07
10. Climates1995-04-14
11. Waves1995-04-21
12. Ocean Life1995-04-28
13. Mammals1995-09-08
14. Spinning Things1995-09-15
15. Fish1995-09-22
16. Human Transportation1995-09-29
17. Wetlands1995-10-06
18. Birds1995-10-13
19. Populations1995-10-20
20. Animal Locomotion1995-10-27