The Quest for Speed: Vehicles

The Quest for Speed: Vehicles
Author: Lisa Greathouse
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2009-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1433392909


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The need for speed is the motivating factor in this engaging book. Readers learn the history of travel from the very slow to the supersonic and beyond, including everything in between. They learn and discover the factors that influence motion for all types of vehicles: land, air, and water alike. They also learn different ways to measure speed and read about energy uses for different vehicles. With greater speed comes greater risk. Readers learn how engineers are always seeking new and better ways to keep people safe as they travel faster and go farther.


The Quest for Speed: Vehicles
Language: en
Pages: 33
Authors: Lisa Greathouse
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-08-01 - Publisher: Teacher Created Materials

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The need for speed is the motivating factor in this engaging book. Readers learn the history of travel from the very slow to the supersonic and beyond, includin
Early Bicycles and the Quest for Speed
Language: en
Pages: 388
Authors: Andrew Ritchie
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-02-21 - Publisher: McFarland

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From the earliest "velocipedes" through the advent of the pneumatic tire to the rise of modern road and track competition, this history of the sport of bicycle
The Quest for Speed: Vehicles Guided Reading 6-Pack
Language: en
Pages: 34
Authors:
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-12-15 - Publisher: Teacher Created Materials

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The need for speed is the motivating factor in this engaging book. Readers learn the history of travel from the very slow to the supersonic and beyond, includin
The Quest for Speed
Language: en
Pages: 32
Authors: Lisa Greathouse
Categories: Speed
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher:

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Explains scientific concepts related to speed, such as motion, gravity, and velocity, and discusses the history of transportation.
Quest For Speed - Simple Guides
Language: en
Pages: 168
Authors: Peter Gosling
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-11-01 - Publisher: Kuperard

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Man’s quest for speed is driven by two ambitions. One is the competitive urge to excel — to go as fast as possible by any available means, and preferably to