02208cam a2200313 i 4500 251147438 TxAuBib 20160202120000.0 130703s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013022014 9781615190874 pbk. 1615190872 pbk. TxAuBib rda Scheckel, Larry,. Ask a science teacher : 250 answers to questions you've always had about how everyday stuff really works / Larry Scheckel. Revised and updated edition. New York : The Experiment, 2013. New York, NY : Distributed by Workman Publishing, Inc. xix, 348 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "A fun and easy way to get smarter!"--cover. "This is an extensively revised and updated edition of Ask your science teacher, originally published in 2011 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform"--Title page verso. The magnificent human body -- Wonders of our sea and land -- Science in the sky -- Technology -- Stuff I always wondered about -- Captivating chemistry -- The strange world of the atom -- Science through the ages -- Plants, animals, and other living things -- Sound and music -- At the fringes of science. "We've all grown so used to living in a world filled with wonders that we sometimes forget to wonder about them: What creates the wind? Do fish sleep? Why do we blink? These are common phenomena, but it's a rare person who really knows the answers-do you? All too often, the explanations remain shrouded in mystery-or behind a haze of technical language. For those of us who should have raised our hands in science class but didn't, Larry Scheckel comes to the rescue. An award-winning science teacher and longtime columnist for his local newspaper, Scheckel is a master explainer with a trove of knowledge. Just ask the students and devoted readers who have spent years trying to stump him!"--P. [4] of cover. 20160202. Science Miscellanea.