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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Speed & Velocity

For Students 9th - 10th
A slide show with three accompanying video lesson segments illustrating the difference between speed and velocity, and demonstrating how to calculate average speed and velocity. [6:31]
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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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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Speed

For Students 7th - 9th
[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.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Instantaneous Velocity

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore instantaneous velocity and how to calculate it. They also learn how interpret and create position vs time graphs.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Speed and Velocity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Motion: Speed of Automobiles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will determine the speed of a moving vehicle using a stopwatch and meter stick, then convert the measurement from meters/sec to miles/hr. After completing this activity, students should understand average...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Measuring the Speed of Go Carts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners will make go-carts and measure the velocity, then change one variable and see how the velocity changes. They will learn about the equation speed = distance divided by time and practice using it.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Velocity and Acceleration Vectors to Interpret the Motion of a Car

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students understand that vectors have both magnitude and direction components as they investigate velocity and acceleration vectors.
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Website
Other

University of Alaska: Terminal Velocity

For Students 9th - 10th
University of Alaska physics professor site explaining the concept of terminal velocity. Uses the terminal velocities of humans and cats for comparison. Site contains an interesting graph of the percent fatalities versus stories fallen.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Bay of Whales: Calculating Speed

For Students 3rd - 5th
Amelia is a researcher. She studies the speed of animals. Join her in Antarctica to help her figure these calculations.
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Distance, Time and Speed Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
This game is designed to help students mentally figure out distances, speeds or time for objects moving at constant speed. A video will help with use of the program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nWhvhO6pXo&feature=youtu.be
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Website
Other

Easyphysics: Chapter 2 Velocity

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners investigate velocity. Some topics examined are average velocity, distance, and displacement. The resource includes example problems with solutions, interactive graphs, and a chapter quiz.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Acceleration and Velocity Through Walking Using Paces and Excel

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This has been used for the physics portion of a ninth grade physical science course. This lab experience is designed to give students a conceptual sense of the relationship between one-dimensional distance, velocity and acceleration.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Graph Predictions for Position, Velocity and Acceleration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners interactively create predictions of position, velocity, and acceleration graphs using java applets. The applets automatically classify student answers, so instructors can create graphs of student predictions.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Speed

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Outlines how to calculate the speed of a moving object.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: What's Your Speed?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students' will use a motion detector to determine what effect the speed at which a person moves has on the appearance of the distance versus time plot.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: How Incline Affects Speed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students determine how incline affects speed. They will communicate their results graphically.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Average Speed, Velocity, and Instantaneous Velocity

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand how to apply proper calculations to determine speed and velocity and clarify the meaning of instantaneous velocity.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Average Velocity

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this short tutorial, students investigate the meaning of average speed and velocity.
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Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Speed of Light

For Students 3rd - 8th
Using an interesting and intriguing format, this page discusses the question of "How does one measure the speed of light." Explanation focuses on Galileo's and Roemer's efforts to obtain a reasonable value. Also discusses Heinrich...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Speed and Velocity Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 10-question quiz over speed and velocity.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Speed and Velocity

For Students 9th - 10th
Through illustrated examples and interactive practice problems, students examine the difference between speed and velocity.
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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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Position, Velocity and Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
This 9-problem quiz/practice helps students understand how position, velocity and acceleration are related.

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