Vroom! Speed and Acceleration

Vroom! Speed and Acceleration is an expository text about what makes one thing faster than another. The text includes information on speed, measuring speed, velocity, how to make objects go faster, acceleration, Newton’s second law, and a variety of forces that affect speed and velocity.  The style is informative and conversational.

The book has a Contents and is divided into sections with headings.  The text is composed of a variety of sentence types. Captioned photographs, illustrations, diagrams, lists, graphs, and fact boxes support the text and add meaning.  An index is provided.

New terminology such as exerting, gravity, inertia, and magnetism, is are defined in context and in the glossary.

This title is from the TIME® for Kids: Nonfiction Readers series from Teacher Created Materials. Build your school bookroom or classroom library with dynamic and engaging nonfiction readers.