TED-Ed
How Fast are You Moving Right Now?
Did you know that when you are sitting in your easy chair, you may be moving up to 1000 miles per hour depending on what part of the planet you are sitting on? Consider relative speed by watching this moving video. Boggle brains in your...
Khan Academy
Speed Translation
Teaching young mathematicians to use consistent units in their expressions and numbers, Sal demonstrates several ways to translate speed units in pre-algebra. He encourages viewers to memorize common speed units, such as the number of...
Curated OER
Video 4 - Acceleration, part 1
An animated video teaches viewers about force and acceleration, using a cartoon character to demonstrate examples of force, speed, time, and acceleration in action. While the video is on the older side, viewers will still enjoy the...
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How Do You Figure Out the Rate Traveled if You Know Distance and Time?
If you know two values and are looking for a third, you can set up an equation and solve to find your answer. In this problem you know distance and time, and you are looking for rate of speed. Use the distance formula to set up your...
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What is the Formula Connecting Distance, Speed, and Time?
The formula for uniform motion, meaning something is moving at a constant speed, is d=rt. This involves distance, rate, and time. If the word problem gives two of any of these values, the third unknown value can be found.
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What is Speed?
Discover how speed is defined and calculated. The narrator thoroughly describes speed in this short video. Great graphics are played throughout.
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How Do You Figure Out the Rate Traveled if You Know Distance and Time?
If you know two values and are looking for a third, you can set up an equation and solve to find your answer. In this problem you know distance and time, and you are looking for rate of speed. Use the distance formula to set up your...
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Video 3 - Speed
What happens when you change the speed of an object? This video explores that question in relation to inertia, mass, and force with entertianing animations and examples. While the narrator talks about force, he doesn't really define what...
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How Do You Figure Out the Time Traveled if You Know Distance and Speed?
Yes, it's a word problem, but you know the formula for distance, d=rt. The word problem here gives you two values so all you have to do is plug them into the correct place and solve. Don't forget to use the division property of equality...
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How Do You Solve an Opposite-Direction Travel Problem?
The quintessential word problem that makes everyone scream and run away. But wait, come back! Time, distance, when will they get there? You are really only working with one formula: distance= rate times time. You can do this. View this...