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BEFORE AND DURING READING A CTI VITIES

Questions and Activities to Build Back ground Knowledge: L ook at the front cov er of the book and re ad the title. What do you think this book will be about?

2. W hat do you already kno w about this topic?

3. T ak e a book walk and skim the p ages. Look at the table of contents, photographs, captions, and bold words. Did these text feature s give you any inf ormation or predictions about what yo u will read in this book?

During Reading: Reading f or Meaning and Understanding T o achieve dee p comprehension of a book, childr en are e ncouraged to use close re ading strategies. During re ading, it is important to have childre n stop and make connections. These connections result in deeper analysis and unders tanding of a book.

Close Reading a T ext During r eading, have childre n stop and talk about the following: Any confusing parts A ny unknown word s T ex t to text, text to self, text to world connections The main idea in each chapter or heading

Encourage childre n to use context clues to determine the meaning of any unknown wor ds. These strategies will help childre n learn to analyze the text more thor oughly as they re ad.

When you are fi nished reading this book, turn to the next-to-last page fo r After Reading Questions and an Activity .

V ocabulary Wo rds: c hallenge c harge edition

Voc abulary: Voc abulary Is Ke y to Reading Comprehension Use the f ollowing directions to pr ompt a conve rsation about each wor d.

R ead the vocabulary wor ds.

W hat comes to mind when you see each word ? W hat do you think each word means?

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able of Contents

The Science o

f Speed

The hig hest speed limit in America is 85 miles (137 kilometers) per hour But some cars can go more than three times that fast!

Carmak ers study the engineering of motors They exp eriment with materials They try dierent body designs Improvements work together to create speed

Designers w ant this to be the fastest production car on Earth Only 24 will be made in the f ir st run The price will start at 16 million dollars

Hennessey V

enom F5

A production car is made in a factory. All cars of the same model are exactly alike. Production cars can drive on public roads.

This c ar set a record of 27787 miles (44719 kilometers) per hour Nevada shut down a highw ay for the run It also brok e the record for fastest car on a public road

Koenigsegg A

ger a RS

A true test of speed is done by driving a path forward and back. This takes wind force into account. Each lap speed changes a bit.

This c ar can go 2657 miles (4276 kilometers) per hour It is partly built by hand It is partly built in a factory That makes some people challenge its speed records

Hennessey V

enom GT

Custom cars are built by hand. Each one is different. One custom car went 763 miles (1,228 kilometers) per hour. That record has stood since 1997.

c hallenge (CHAL-inj): to question whether something is right or not

Bugatti Chir

on

This is one of the fastest and most e xpensive cars Prices start at 26 million dollars Production is limited People wait years to ge t one