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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Motion: Position Time Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Drag the red dot to draw a position-time graph for a sprinter with constant speed.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Speed: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain what speed is, including the difference between average speed and instantaneous speed, showing how to calculate both. It will also show the common units used to represent speed. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Position Time Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand how to evaluate data presented in graphs based on speed and velocity calculations.
eBook
Libre Text

Libre Texts: Physics: Distortion of Space and Time

For Students 11th - 12th
If the speed of light remains a constant then time and distance change. Oh, it can be confusing! This text will help clear up the confusion. Discussion questions should serve to reinforce comprehension.and exercises
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Tee Time: How Fast Is Your Golf Swing?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Determine how golf club head velocity affects shot distance. Make your next trip to the driving range educational by conducting this experiment.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Bianca Goes to the Movie

For Students 6th - 8th
This Cyberchase video segment features Bianca, who must figure out the fastest route to a movie premiere.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: A Race to Motherboard

For Students 6th - 8th
In this video from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad figures out how fast their broom must go so they can reach Motherboard before Wicked.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Finding Speed Using Ratios

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students must solve word problems involving time, speed, and distance by using a ratio in their calculations. Includes video demonstrating a...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Calculating Speed of the Current in a River (Word Problems)

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A video demonstrates how to solve a word problem where you must calculate the speed of a river current. [1:12]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Finding Total Distance Using Ratios

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students must solve word problems involving time, speed, and distance using ratios. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [1:10]...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Finding Total Distance Using Multiple Steps Word Problems

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students must solve multi-step word problems involving time, speed, and distance. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [1:31] and...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Finding Time Using Ratios

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students must solve multi-step word problems involving time, speed, and distance. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [1:02] and...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Finding Time Using Multiple Steps Word Problems

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students must solve multi-step word problems involving time, speed, and distance. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [0:57] and...
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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.
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on how to calculate average speed and distance traveled. It also explains how to convert different units of measure and provides a link to an assessment.
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Speed of Sound Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to have students investigate the relationship between the distance from an explosion and the time it takes the sound of the explosion to reach the observer. The temperature of the air can be changed by changing the...
Activity
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...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Slow Down: Speed Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students' will use a motion detector to observe the effect of speeding up, slowing down, and moving at a constant rate on a Distance versus Time plot.
Lesson Plan
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.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Walk the Line: Straight Line Distance Graphs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students' use a motion detector to create straight-line, or constant-speed, distance versus time plots, and analyze the linear equation that describes the plots.
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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...
Activity
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...
Lesson Plan
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...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Speed

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students apply a formula to solve problems involving speed, distance and time.

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