The Speedy Crew will bring every page to life and help readers gain an enthusiasm and passion for key STEM areas, including science, maths, technology and engineering. Reading Age KS2.
The Speedy Crew will be the face of understanding the world around us, for young readers and bed time story telling alike. The crew can clamber inside wind turbines, bury inside computers, they are the new generation, asking questions and getting in a few scrapes along the way!
Hurricane investigates Electricity - Page examples.
Speedy Crew Mission
Do many of us really understand how basic parts of everyday life actually work? Here's our chance to teach children about the world we live in and to inspire interest in learning more!
The Speedy Crew first series is a collection of four books. Each led by a key character in an area they are passionate about. These books are aimed at those who may struggle to engage in reading but also can be read to a young reader, with no doubt everyone learning about every day subjects along the way!
The Speedy Crew, suggested book titles and subject ideas.
Hurricane
Loves the natural world and always wants to find out more!
Alternative Energy sources:
Hurricane splits an atom!
How does a solar panel work?
What’s Nuclear Fusion?
The world:
Hurricane drills through the world, is he upside down?
Why is the grass green and sky blue?
At the earth’s core are there millions of diamonds?
Weather:
Hurricane climbs into a cloud!
Why is weather prediction so hard?
Where are snowflakes formed?
Turbo
Full of enthusiasm on how the body works and loves being active!
Food and digestion:
Turbo gets eaten and sees how that goes!
What’s protein and what are carbohydrates?
Why is sleep important?
Medicine:
Turbo’s got a cold, what is that?
Why does medicine make you feel better?
What’s a vitamin tablet, can we live on them?
Brain and Heart:
Turbo gets into a bloodstream!
What part of a brain does what and how?
How does a heart actually beat?
Bolt
Super excited by all the latest technology and gadgets!
Television:
Bolt beams herself into a screen!
How do pictures reach your living room?
What’s a pixel ?
The internet & phones:
Bolt emails herself through the web, how?
Where is data kept, what’s a cloud?
How does a smart phone and app work?
Electric (and hybrid) cars:
Bolt is inside an electric motor!
They’re on the road but how did that happen?
What is power recovery and recharge?
Spark
Adores engineering, anything that moves and why it does!
Combustion Engine:
Spark gets right inside a traditional car engine!
How does fuel actually move a car along?
What is combustion?
Race cars and motorbikes:
Spark straps himself to a dragster!
What makes race cars so fast?
What are aero dynamics and how do they work?
Aeroplanes:
Spark attaches wings then launches!
Modern aircraft, Jet and fighters, how do they fly?
How do planes navigate and what’s turbulence?