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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Speed of a Neural Impulse

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the passage "The Speed of a Neural Impulse" and completed the related five-question quiz.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Velocity?

For Students 9th - 10th
Velocity or speed? Instantaneous or average? Keep building your physics vocabulary.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Are Velocity vs. Time Graphs?

For Students 9th - 10th
How to analyze graphs that relate velocity and time to acceleration and displacement.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Dungeon Simulation

For Students 6th - 9th
Experiment with changing velocity to help Tommy escape the dungeon.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Instantaneous Velocity and Speed From Graphs Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the key terms and skills related to analyzing motion graphs, such as finding velocity from position vs. time graphs and displacement from velocity vs. time graphs.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Acceleration and Velocity

For Students 9th - 10th
This site includes practice using the acceleration equation to solve for acceleration, time, and initial or final velocity.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: The Great Tin Race

For Teachers 5th - 8th
This activity is a great way to show distance and time relationships while incorporating charts and graphing. Different sized tins are raced against each other, and data is collected.
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Other

Machine Head Software: Speed Distance Time Calculators

For Students 3rd - 8th
A collection of calculators to find the average speed, time, or distance depending on the variables given.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Instantaneous Velocity: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces the concept of instantaneous velocity without the use of calculus. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Instantaneous Velocity."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Introduction to Speed and Velocity: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces the concepts of speed and velocity and explains what the similarities and differences between them are. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Introduction to Speed and Velocity."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Practice Calculating Instantaneous Velocity: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson provides the learner with example problems on calculating the instantaneous speed and velocity of an object. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Practice Calculating Instantaneous Velocity."
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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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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Velocity: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the concept of velocity, explaining what it is, how it is calculated, and common units used to represent it. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Velocity."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Practice W/ Average Velocity & Constant Acceleration: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson provides the learner with example problems on calculating the average velocity of an object undergoing constant acceleration. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Practice w/ Average Velocity & Constant Acceleration."
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Practice Science Questions: Physics Velocity and Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of velocity and acceleration with this short quiz.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Practice Science Answers: Physics Velocity and Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
View the answers to a quiz about velocity and acceleration on this site.
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Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Metric Speed (Velocity)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Simple definitions explain how speed and velocity are related. A brief list of examples will show you different speeds that you observe in real life situations.
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Handout
Physics4kids

Physics4 kids.com: Velocity, Motion and Speed Oh My

For Students 5th - 9th
This brief overview distinguishes speed and velocity. Vectors are explained along with acceleration and gravitation. Diagrams are used to help explain these concepts.
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Website
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Average vs.instantaneous Speed

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an animation illustrating the distinction between the average speed and the instantaneous speed for any given motion.
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Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: 1 Dimensional Kinematics

For Students 6th - 8th
An activity in which average speed is calculated for a ball sliding along an inclined plane. This speed is compared to various instantaneous speeds along the incline.
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Handout
Oswego City School District

Oswego City School District: Speed and Velocity

For Students 9th - 10th
This animated tutorial illustrates distance and displacement to define speed and velocity.
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Speed and Velocity

For Students K - 1st
What is speed? What is velocity? Illustrated discussion of speed and velocity including how they are measured.
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Education Place

Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Extra Practice Quiz Distance, Speed, & Time

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Using these rate of speed problems practice figuring out either the distance, time or speed. Read the interactive quiz rules and then click on the "Begin" ticket. If you answer incorrectly you get one more chance to try again then you...
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Activity
Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)

Educaplus: Altura Maxima Y Alcance [In Spanish]

For Students 9th - 10th
Perform oblique releases and observe the horizontal range and the maximum height of the projectile.