Ask a science teacher
Subtitle: 250 answers to questions you've always had about how everyday stuff really works
By: Larry Scheckel
Edition: Revised and updated edition.
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9781615190874; 9781615191796
Subjects: Science; Miscellanea
Description: "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.
Notes: "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.
Table of contents: title: The magnificent human body; title: Wonders of our sea and land; title: Science in the sky; title: Technology; title: Stuff I always wondered about; title: Captivating chemistry; title: The strange world of the atom; title: Science through the ages; title: Plants, animals, and other living things; title: Sound and music; title: At the fringes of science