University of California
Ucla: Speed and Velocity
Discusses the meaning of velocity in terms of a graphical representation. Calculus-based discussion. Good graphics.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Time, Velocity and Speed
In the following interactive module, students will begin to explain the relationships between instantaneous velocity, average velocity, instantaneous speed, average speed, displacement, and time. They will calculate velocity and speed...
Oswego City School District
Oswego City School District: Speed and Velocity
This animated tutorial illustrates distance and displacement to define speed and velocity.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Average Velocity and Average Speed From Graphs
Practice finding average velocity or average speed from a position vs. time graph.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Speed and Acceleration Using Tornado Tubes
In this activity, students will use a plywood ramp and various tornado tubes (made from tornado tube connectors and 2 liter pop bottles) to calculate the average speed of the tornado tubes. They will set up 4 investigations filling the 2...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Velocity 1
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using mathematic equations for speed and velocity students will breakdown one dimensional motion.
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: Investigating Speed and Velocity
In this investigation, middle schoolers 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...
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Speed and Velocity
What is speed? What is velocity? Illustrated discussion of speed and velocity including how they are measured.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Motion Graphing Speed
For this introduction to motion activity, students will get a personal understanding of speed and acceleration by experiencing it firsthand. Wheeled office chairs or other cart like devices are used to give one student a ride as a fellow...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Physics: Average Velocity and Average Speed From Graphs
Solve problems where you must find the average velocity or speed by analyzing graphs. Hints and helpful videos are available when needed.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Speed
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of speed and its SI unit, instantaneous speed and how to calculate average speed and distance or time from speed.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Speed: Lesson 2
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...
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.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Motion: Calculating and Graphing Students Walking Speed
In this activity students will collect and analyze data of their walking speed. They will compare their speed to an outside speed walker. They will determine their speed every 20 meters up to 100 meters. They will complete five trials to...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Average vs.instantaneous Speed
This is an animation illustrating the distinction between the average speed and the instantaneous speed for any given motion.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Position Time Graphs
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand how to evaluate data presented in graphs based on speed and velocity calculations.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Average Velocity and Speed Review
How to calculate average velocity and speed in one-dimension in word problems.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Motion
This lesson focuses on how to calculate average speed and distance traveled. It also explains how to convert different units of measure and provides a link to an assessment.
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Velocity
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Difference between velocity and speed, using vector arrows to represent velocity, objects that have different velocities and how to calculate average velocity.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Velocity?
Velocity or speed? Instantaneous or average? Keep building your physics vocabulary.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Are Velocity vs. Time Graphs?
How to analyze graphs that relate velocity and time to acceleration and displacement.
Other
Machine Head Software: Speed Distance Time Calculators
A collection of calculators to find the average speed, time, or distance depending on the variables given.