Distance Calculation

Fall back and slow down. The fourth lesson in a six-part series on air traffic control leads the class to find the difference in distance traveled based upon the difference in speed. Pupils work through a problem related to walking...

Really neat! Kids choreograph a dance phrase and then measure the distance and speed of the phrase using a timer and a meter stick. They collect the data on a table which they use to determine an average. A series of observation and...

Pupils use absolute value to determine the distance between two points on the coordinate plane. The seventh installment of a 22-part series asks class members to determine the lengths of sides of geometric figures drawn on the plane....

This resource sneaks in the math so your learners will be adding and subtracting positive and negatives on a number line while thinking they are mapping out houses. The activity starts by putting houses the appropriate distance away from...

Go exploring around real-world objects. Pupils measure objects in the school and calculate their perimeters and areas. The 10th segment in a series of 22 asks learners to determine distances on a grid. They use those distances to...

Equations don't always have x and y, show your learners that distance and time can be substituted for these values. Your mathematicians will be able to use the graph and table of proportional data to find the unit rate by dividing. Pause...

The rate of a moving vehicle is calculated in this video. A student does an equation on a whiteboard, as well as displays a real-life example of a moving truck. The video footage of a moving truck is a great way to connect this math...

Students use a map key to estimate the distance from Salt Lake City, Utah, to ten other cities. Then they use an online distance calculator to see how close their estimates come!

Finding distance between two points is finding their absolute value. Show your learners the relationship between these measures when one of the values is the same for both coordinates. Have them practice calculating the distance and...

Comparatively speaking, does a bug travel farther than a human in 10 seconds? Get a bug and measure how far it travels in 10 seconds. Have a human team member run for 10 seconds and calculate the distance ran. Answer the question,"Who...