Distance Calculation

In this distance scale instructional activity, students study a map of Egypt and analyze the distance scale. Students use an inch ruler and this scale to calculate 6 measures of distance between cities on the map.

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...

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....

After reading a one-page passage on how to understand and solve distance/rate problems, young mathematicians answer six word problems that have them correctly set up the formula in order to solve for the distnace, rate, or time in the...

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...

In this graphing calculator learning exercise, students work with negative numbers by comparing them on a graphing calculator. They examine a demonstration example before comparing negative numbers and answering eight questions about...

In this science instructional activity, students create a race track and mark each distance as stated. Then they perform each task and record the time it takes them for each. Students also record their data from the experiment into the...

Return to the classic word problem with these speed scenarios. Learners use some combination of the variables speed, distance, and speed to solve six problems, all of which ask for one of these as an answer. The examples do a nice job of...

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...

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...