Noyce Foundation
Movin 'n Groovin
Examine the consequences of varying speed. An engaging set of five problem sets challenges young mathematicians by targeting a different grade level from K-12. In the initial lesson, scholars make conclusions about the time it takes two...
Bowland
In or Out? ... What's Your Decision?
Young mathematicians use photos and video clips to determine if a cricket player is "in" or "out." This analysis occurs using scale factors, distance-rate-time formula, and consideration of precision and accuracy.
Curated OER
Orienteering - Lesson 4 - Distance and Height
Pretend that you've been dropped onto a mountain, in the middle of nowhere, and all you have to find your way is a topographical map and a compass. Could you find your way to the nearest town? Orienteering teaches the skills of map...
Curated OER
Related Rates
In this related rates worksheet, students are given various scenarios and determine the distance and rate of each situation. This two-page worksheet contains eight problems.
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Winchester Transit Problem
In this transit problem worksheet, students read clues about bus stops and their routes. They determine the time between stops and the shortest path possible. This one-page worksheet contains 1 multi-step problem. The answer is provided.
Curated OER
Chapter 5 - Objective 5.1 - Unit Rates
In this unit rate worksheet, students read story problems, determine important information, and write equations to solve the problem. Problems include distance, rate, cost per pound, and total cost. This one-page worksheet contains ten...
Curated OER
Worksheet 10 1/2: Distance and Rate
In this distance and rate worksheet, learners read story problems, determine necessary information and write equations to solve problems. Most problems involve velocity. This one-page worksheet contains fourteen problems.
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Chapter 10 - Objective 5.1 Rate and Time
In this rate and time learning exercise, learners read story problems, write equations and solve time and rate problems. They find the find the difference between squares. This one-page learning exercise contains ten problems.
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The 100 Meter Race Problem
In this meter worksheet problem, students read a word problem and interpret a graph. They use the derived information to determine time and distance. This one-page worksheet contains 1 multi-step problem. Answers are provided at the...
Curated OER
Regents Exam Questions: Distance
In this distance instructional activity, students solve 12 multiple choice, short answer, and graphing problems. Students use the distance formula to find the distance between two points.
EngageNY
A Critical Look at Proportional Relationships
Use proportions to determine the travel distance in a given amount of time. The 10th installment in a series of 33 uses tables and descriptions to determine a person's constant speed. Using the constant speed, pupils write a linear...
101 Questions
Snail's Pace
Time doesn't fly when you're watching a snail cross a sidewalk. Combining the concepts of the Pythagorean Theorem and the distance, rate, and time formula, learners determine how long it takes a snail to go from one corner of a sidewalk...
Balanced Assessment
All Aboard
Pupils must graph the location of a train using the time given a timetable. They analyze the different legs of the trip, graph the return trip, and compare the two graphs. The lesson ends with a discussion of similarities and differences...
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Travel Time and Distance 2
In this travel time and distance learning exercise, students complete word problems dealing with travel time and distance with one and two digit numbers. Students complete 5 word problems.
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Conversion Factors
In this conversion factors worksheet, students read word problems, convert them to equations, and compute the answer. They determine the distance between two points and find the cost to travel a predetermined distance. Students...
101 Questions
Pedestrian Countdown
You won't find yourself racing the clock on such a great task. Scholars use video information to predict the time left on a crosswalk signal after a pedestrian crosses. The video shows the time left on the counter, and individuals must...
Concord Consortium
City of New Orleans
In the United States, most trains operate at a top speed of 100 miles per hour. Scholars use information on the distance and time of a train trip to determine if the train ever reaches a specific speed. They connect pieces of information...
Mathed Up!
Compound Measures
Compounding is dividing units. Pupils practice using compound measures such as units for speed and density to solve problems that range from straightforward speed problems to those requiring conversions. The last few items challenge...
Corbett Maths
Area under a Graph
What? The calculation of area is a linear distance? A short video shows how to use the areas of simple polygons to estimate the area under a graph. Pupils divide the area under a curve into figures to easier calculate the area. Given...
NASA
Introduction to Real Air Traffic Control—Problem Set A
Understand what it takes to control planes safely. The first lesson in a series of six introduces the class to the air traffic control situation. The pupils develop their understanding of units used in air travel, then learn how to read...
Curated OER
Motion Problems
In this motion problem learning exercise, students read story problems, write equations, and determine the speed, distance or time objects travel. They determine when two objects, traveling in opposite directions, meet, This three-page...
Curated OER
Rates of Change
In this rate of change worksheet, students read about how to calculate the rate of change in different processes such as plant growth. They are given example problems and practice calculating rates of change.
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The Jogging Problem
In this jogging learning exercise, students solve a distance and rate problem. They determine the rate a jogger runs and calculate when the jogger and a train will meet. This one-page learning exercise contains 1 problem. The answer...
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Speed, Distance and Time
In this speed and distance learning exercise, learners calculate the average speed of various items. They determine the speed of cars, trains, worms, and children running. Students also determine the amount traveled in a given period of...