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QUESTION: Why is the right side of a ship called “starboard” and the left side called “port”? ANSWER: Vikings  ships were maneuvered  with a long board on the right side near theback. The word starboard is derived from “steor” for  steering … Continue reading →

QUESTION: What is a jackalope? ANSWER: A jackalope is an imaginary animal that is supposed to be a cross between a jack rabbit and a pronghorn antelope. Where this good-hearted foolishness start? A 1930’s hunting trip for jackrabbits near Douglas, … Continue reading →

Book release/signing at Tomah Public Library on Tuesday Oct 25, 2011 from 5-7 PM. We will be doing science demonstrations at Adams Friendship Middle School on Oct 20. The theme is “Illuminate Your Love of Learning and Let Your Potential … Continue reading →

QUESTION: Do fish feel pain? ANSWER: No, fish feel no pain. Fish operate on brainstem and spinal cord functions only. It’s different for us humans. Human existence is dominated by massively developed brain hemispheres. In addition, cold blooded animals such … Continue reading →

Ask Your Science Teacher is my new book. 409 pages of things you always wanted to know. You can get it at: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/ask-your-science-teacher or http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Ask+your+science+teacher&x=0&y=0 or email me at  lscheckel@charter.net. cost is $12, postge paid.

The aspens are quaking in Colorado and this is the time of the year to see them. Been on a 7 day road trip to South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, and Kansas. Me and the Wife, Ann! Visited the Corn Palace … Continue reading →

ASK YOUR SCIENCE TEACHER                 by Larry Scheckel This week’s question was asked by a fourth grade lad at Wyeville Elementary School,  Tomah, Wisconsin QUESTION: Where did the first tree come from? ANSWER: The Earth’s earliest plants were believed to be … Continue reading →

Curiosity stirs the soul of every human. Who has not wondered about how the human body works, or why gravity makes things fall, or why sunflowers always face the sun. What about a man flying with wings? How big would … Continue reading →

QUESTION: Why don’t cell phones have a dial tone? ANSWER:  The dial tone is used to let the telephone user know that a signal is available and that the system is working. If no dial tone, no call can be … Continue reading →