To the recovering physics teacher in me, I have to admit, I love sonic booms. Everything about them is cool, from the visuals to the science behind. I have tried to throw it all into this fun read, history, the science of sound, and the cause of the boom itself. Great for a close read to satisfy your principal's Reading in the Content request. Your reading coach will be impressed when they see this Lexiled (1160L, 800+ words) article written to meet the grade band text complexity requirements fo