National Geographic
National Geographic: Terminal Velocity
Researchers compare the terminal velocity of humans to peregrine falcons in hopes to increase top speeds in human extreme skydiving.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Describe Motion With Speed & Velocity Pdf
A printable, high-school level worksheet with physics problems which allows students to practice describing motion using speed and velocity.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Bullet Speed
This tutorial takes a shot at explaining how circuits can be used to measure things beyond the capacity of human senses.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Measuring Velocity of Objects Using Video Clips
In this activity, students learn to analyze video clips and extract data about the velocity of moving objects, reinforcing the concept of average velocity. After mastering the technique of using videos to measure velocity, students can...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Rightward Velocity and Acceleration
Through an animated illustration of a dot diagram and time graphs, students learn about positive velocity and positive acceleration.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Graphing Motion: Instantaneous and Average Speed
Students are introduced to the calculator as a graphing tool and distinguish between average speed and instantaneous speed.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Discovering Velocity Outside of the Classroom
A physics lab activity where students gather data from classmates running at different rates on a football field. They then share their gathered data and transfer it to a graphing program to ultimately calculate average velocity.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Finding Speed From Work Graph
Students must determine the speed of a hockey puck based on a graph of force vs. displacement.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Hot Wheelin' With Speed, Acceleration, and Data Graphs
In this lab, students investigate the motion of toy cars and collect data to analyze the speed of the vehicle between various points and overall speed.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Change in Momentum and Speed From Force vs. Time Graphs
Practice calculating change in momentum and speed from force vs. time graphs using this four-question quiz.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Finding Speed From Impulse Graph Level 1
Students must calculate the speed of a hockey puck based on the graph of force vs. time for the impact between the stick and the puck.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Finding Speed From Impulse Graph Level 2
Students must calculate the speed of a hockey puck based on the graph of force vs. time for the impact between the stick and the puck.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Speed of Pac Man on X Axis
Determine the speed of Pac-Man in different units based on their timing of him across the x-axis. This video describes the problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGd49bz1Q2w&feature=youtu.be
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Speed of Pac Man in 2 Dimensions
Students must determine the speed of Pac-Man in the x-direction, y-direction and in total. This video describes the problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmlIqwAdS-8&feature=youtu.be
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Butterfly Stroke
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the relationship between velocity and position for a swimmer. Adjust the velocity of the legs, streamline, and arms to experiment with the slope of velocity in the simulation swimmer. Dig a...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Model Rocket
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the relationship between position and velocity for a model rocket during launch and in free-fall. Experiment with rocket mass, rocket thrust, and rocket burn time to understand the...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Ladybug Motion 2 D
Learn about position, velocity, and acceleration vectors by moving the ladybug. Set the position, velocity, or acceleration, and see how the vectors change.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Timing a Speedbot!
Students strengthen their communication skills by first learning the meaning of base units and derived units. Then, working in groups, students measure the time for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robots and calculate the robots' average speeds at...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Motion in 2 D
Try the new "Ladybug Motion 2D" simulation for the latest updated version of the original game. Learn about position, velocity, and acceleration vectors.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Maze Game
Learn about position, velocity, and acceleration in the "Arena of Pain." Use the green arrow to move the ball. Add more walls to the arena to make the game more difficult. Try to make a goal as fast as you can.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Collision Course (Part 2)
This is part 2 of a two-part lesson on understanding how speed changes when two objects collide. Students will conduct an experiment, collect data, and draw conclusions about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide....
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Objects in Motion
This resource provides flexible alternate or additional learning activities for students learning about the concepts of distance, speed, and acceleration.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Speed and Velocity
What is speed? What is velocity? Illustrated discussion of speed and velocity including how they are measured.
Oswego City School District
Oswego City School District: Speed and Velocity
This animated tutorial illustrates distance and displacement to define speed and velocity.
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