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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Speed of Horizontal Projectile

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must determine the horizontal speed of a projectile based on the distance that it travels and other given information. Students must find the time of flight and put it in milliseconds. Finally, students must find the final...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Measuring the Speed of Go Carts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars will make go-carts and measure the velocity, then change one variable and see how the velocity changes. They will learn about the equation speed = distance divided by time and practice using it.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: It's About Time

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In past times, ocean navigators tossed a piece of wood over the side of their ships and noted how long until the ship passed the wood. They used this time measurement and the length of the ship to calculate their speed and estimate how...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Distance and Speed of Rolling Objects

For Students 9th - 10th
This project is an experiment in classical physics. You'll be following in Galileo's footsteps, and investigating Newton's laws of motion, but you'll be taking advantage of modern video recording technology to make your measurements. The...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.f Distance

For Teachers 8th Standards
Eighth graders are presented with the graphs of two cars traveling. One shows distance from home versus time and the other shows speed versus time. Students are to write a description of what might be happening during each car's...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Average Speed and Rich Eisen's Ineptitude in the 40 Yard Dash

For Students 9th - 10th
At the 2010 NFL draft, NFL Network anchor Rich Eisen was dared to run the 40-yard dash. The 40-something reporter in a suit was no match for the 22-year-old NFL draft prospects. Eisen's colleagues put together this segement mocking his...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Formulas for Problem Solving

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Calculate distances, rates and times by using formulas
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Graphing Your Motion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students use a Motion Detector to measure distance and velocity. Students prepare graphs of motion and analyze them. They compare and match graphs of distance versus time and velocity versus time.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Speed, Velocity and Acceleration

For Students 2nd - 8th
Discover the difference between speed, velocity, and acceleration. Provides formulas and other interesting facts.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Gasoline Tanks

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Inquiring minds want to know, how far can you go on a tank of gas? See if you can figure out this math challenge that explores rate, distance, and time. A one page activity from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families series. Application...
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Speed and Velocity

For Students K - 1st
What is speed? What is velocity? Illustrated discussion of speed and velocity including how they are measured.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Firefighter Training

For Students 6th - 8th
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Harry decides to train as a firefighter and uses line graphs to chart his physical fitness progress.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Changes in Motion

For Students 6th - 8th
Given diagrams or scenarios, students will measure and graph changes in motion.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: N q.a.3: Bus and Car

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This task it is an exploration of the relationship between speed, distance, and time. An understanding average speed gives an opportunity to address common confusion between average speed and the average of the speeds for the two...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: The Science of Racing: Hitting the Mark

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Since running a race car is VERY expensive, race engineers know a great deal about how speed, time and distance relate. In this activity, you will investigate the relationship between distance traveled, speed and elapsed time. You will...
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Average Velocity and Speed

For Students 9th - 10th
Gain an understanding of average velocity and speed with this helpful reference tool. Provides a detailed definition and examples that enhance further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Fastest Broom

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
The CyberSquad tests which broom can travel the furthest in five seconds in this video from Cyberchase.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Describing Motion Aqa

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Distance-time graphs; the gradient of a distance-time graph represents the speed of an object.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Motion: Investigating Motion Graphs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this lesson, students investigate motion graphs. Students predict what the distance-time graph and velocity time graph would look like for a student walking across the room for three different scenarios.
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Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: Get Going With Rate

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore the concepts of rate, distance, and speed in this interactive lesson. Discover how to use formulas to solve word problems and calculate salaries. A concise lesson with excellent examples, connections to real world experiences,...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Need for Speed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After viewing an introductory illustrated podcast on speed, distance, time, and velocity, students explore distance-time graphs using interactive websites. Working in cooperative learning groups, students will investigate the motion of...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on motion including definitions, how to calculate the change in velocity and the average acceleration, and a link to an assessment.
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PBS

Pbs: A Classical and Relativistic Trip to a Black Hole

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This PBS site is a classroom activity that takes a trip to a black hole. Students apply calculations on distance, velocity, acceleration, time, circular motion, density, and more.
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The Tech Interactive

The Tech Interactive: Tech Tip: Data Collection: Reflecting on Your Design [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource explains why data collection is a great way to make informed improvements to a design, and how to do it. Data can be quantitative - such as a measurement of distance or time - or qualitative, such as an observation of...

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