In this speed of light activity, students read about Danish Astronomer ole Roemer and his discovery of the speed of light. Students complete 4 short answer questions based on the reading.

In this math facts worksheet, learners read about using the circle drill speed chart to practice addition facts, division facts, multiplication facts, and subtraction facts. Student use the blank charts to practice the skill.

Eighth graders explore calculating speed and velocity with Straw Rockets.

In this speed skater maze instructional activity, students use problem solving skills to get the speed skater through the skate maze to the finish line.

For this addition worksheet, 1st graders complete 2 sets ten one digit addition problems in a speed race. This worksheet is meant to be a timed addition to 18 worksheet.

Young learners explore friction. They view a video or DVD (bibliography provided) and define terms related to friction, and work in groups to experiment with the effects of friction on speed and motion using ramps and toy cars.

In this acceleration and velocity learning exercise, students explain how long it would take a car to reach a speed of 100 m/s from resting. Then they determine the acceleration of a plane as it slows down to land if it is going at 75...

In this motion worksheet, 8th graders will compare and contrast the travel time, speed, and distance of a slow moving object and a fast moving object.

Learners study the weather over time in this instructional activity. In this weather instructional activity, students record weather information from the newspaper over a month's time. They record the wind speed and direction, the...

Pupils determine the factors that affect car speed. In this physics activity, students design a car that can travel fast and far. They record test run data and use them to construct graphs.

In this weather data worksheet, students use this worksheet to record data about temperature, wind speed, and more. Students complete 18 spaces on the chart.

Students create and build cars to race in class. In this physics lesson, students calculate the speed using distance and time information. They evaluate their design and make adjustments when needed.

Students create an experiment in which they measure the speed of a wave and record the data in a graph. They work in small groups to write the procedure for the experiment and share it with another group for cross checking of the...

Learners use World Wide Web resources to identify the problems and advantages of high-speed transportation. They download files and graphics and incorporate them into a word processed report.

In this speed copying worksheet, students choose a text and practice copying it, recording how long it takes. No text is suggested; lines for copying are provided.

Get those pencils moving with these timed multiplication drills! With numbers from 0 to 10, these sixty math problems are sure to challenge your learners' multiplication tables and mental math. Use this activity as a timed quiz in class,...

Times are changing. One change is the way people get and share the news. Class members pair up and interview one another to find out how their peers get news. After compiling their findings, young reporters interview an adult, compile...

In this speed worksheet, students use dominoes to measure the average speed of rows falling over. Students make a line graph to show the relationship between the length of the domino row and the time. Students answer 8 questions about...

Middle schoolers explore the principles of motion by constructing a car out of pasta that will carry a large marshmallow and travel down a ramp. They discuss the formula for calculating speed, design and build their cars, and calculate...

Students observe projectile motion and calculate the speed of a baseball based on the time and distance traveled. They record the time, measure the distance, and draw the path of the ball's travel on a data table.

Learners make spinners to investigate rotational inertia, rotational speed, angular momentum, and velocity. They make two sets of spinners that have different mass distributions and shapes. They complete a worksheet while experimenting...

Sixth graders use a laser along with computer microphone probeware and the appropriate software, 6th graders determine the speed of rotating objects.An audio amplifier is connected to a solar cell to change the laser light signal into a...

In this motion worksheet, students write 2 or 3 techniques for showing motion in cartoons. Students also draw 3 cartoon panels of 2 automobiles on a highway, one moving at a constant speed and the other one accelerating.

In this frequency learning exercise, students use the speed of sound to determine the frequency in which sounds are heard in 5 different word problems.