Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Speed and Velocity
In this investigation, young scholars will work in groups to design a model roller coaster, which will be used to clock the fastest speed for the rider (ball bearing/marble) The groups will build roller coaster models and modify and...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Motion: Speed of Automobiles
In this activity, students will determine the speed of a moving vehicle using a stopwatch and meter stick, then convert the measurement from meters/sec to miles/hr. After completing this activity, students should understand average...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Measuring the Speed of Go Carts
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.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Using Velocity and Acceleration Vectors to Interpret the Motion of a Car
Students understand that vectors have both magnitude and direction components as they investigate velocity and acceleration vectors.
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University of Alaska: Terminal Velocity
University of Alaska physics professor site explaining the concept of terminal velocity. Uses the terminal velocities of humans and cats for comparison. Site contains an interesting graph of the percent fatalities versus stories fallen.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Bay of Whales: Calculating Speed
Amelia is a researcher. She studies the speed of animals. Join her in Antarctica to help her figure these calculations.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Distance, Time and Speed Challenge
This game is designed to help students mentally figure out distances, speeds or time for objects moving at constant speed. A video will help with use of the program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nWhvhO6pXo&feature=youtu.be
Other
Easyphysics: Chapter 2 Velocity
Learners investigate velocity. Some topics examined are average velocity, distance, and displacement. The resource includes example problems with solutions, interactive graphs, and a chapter quiz.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Acceleration and Velocity Through Walking Using Paces and Excel
This has been used for the physics portion of a ninth grade physical science course. This lab experience is designed to give students a conceptual sense of the relationship between one-dimensional distance, velocity and acceleration.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Graph Predictions for Position, Velocity and Acceleration
Students interactively create predictions of position, velocity, and acceleration graphs using java applets. The applets automatically classify student answers, so instructors can create graphs of student predictions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Speed
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Outlines how to calculate the speed of a moving object.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: What's Your Speed?
In this activity, students' will use a motion detector to determine what effect the speed at which a person moves has on the appearance of the distance versus time plot.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: How Incline Affects Speed
Students determine how incline affects speed. They will communicate their results graphically.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Average Speed, Velocity, and Instantaneous Velocity
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand how to apply proper calculations to determine speed and velocity and clarify the meaning of instantaneous velocity.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Average Velocity
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this short tutorial, students investigate the meaning of average speed and velocity.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Speed of Light
Using an interesting and intriguing format, this page discusses the question of "How does one measure the speed of light." Explanation focuses on Galileo's and Roemer's efforts to obtain a reasonable value. Also discusses Heinrich...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Speed and Velocity Questions
This is a 10-question quiz over speed and velocity.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Speed and Velocity
Through illustrated examples and interactive practice problems, students examine the difference between speed and velocity.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Speed of a Neural Impulse
Read the passage "The Speed of a Neural Impulse" and completed the related five-question quiz.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Position, Velocity and Acceleration
This 9-problem quiz/practice helps students understand how position, velocity and acceleration are related.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Velocity and Relative Motion
An illustrated article helps physics students learn about center of mass and velocity, and define the concept of inertia.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Acceleration and Velocity
This site includes practice using the acceleration equation to solve for acceleration, time, and initial or final velocity.
Other
Institute of Physics: Practical Physics: Speed Time Graphs to Find an Equation
An illustrated example of a speed-time graph plotted with speed on the vertical axis against time on the horizontal axis.
OpenStax
Open Stax: College Physics: Flow Rate and Its Relation to Velocity
In this section of the textbook learn how to define and calculate flow rate. Also learn the differences and similarities between flow rate and fluid velocity. Section also relates flow rate to processes in the body like calculating flow...
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