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Lesson Plan
Project Maths

Introduction to Calculus

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed Standards
Don't let your class's heart rates rise as you introduce them to differentiation ... an inquiry-based lesson plan helps them keep it in check! The second lesson plan in a three-part series asks learners to analyze the rate of change of...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Higher Order Derivatives—Acceleration and Jerk

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Accelerate your class through finding the second derivative. Using a bank of equations, pupils determine the equations for distance, velocity, and acceleration and their associated function notations. With the equations, learners answer...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Relative Velocity Simulation

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
If your pupils think relative velocity is the velocity at which you can run away from your relatives, they need this simulation. Two bikers want to meet at a specific time. Scholars alter the velocity of one rider to arrange the...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Irwin and Ruthie

For Students 6th - 12th
Learners compare acceleration to displacement through an interactive tutorial that permits them to adjust the running strategy of two robots and watch them race. A graph displays the robot's velocity over time and another shows their...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Butterfly Stroke

For Students 6th - 12th
Swimmers improve their times by understanding the physics of their sport. As a swimmer moves through the water, the efficiency of motion affects the resulting velocity. Through an interactive simulation, pupils change the level of motion...
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Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Module 6: Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Create trigonometric functions from circles. The first lesson of the module begins by finding coordinates along a circular path created by a Ferris Wheel. As the lessons progress, pupils graph trigonometric functions and relate them to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson #20 Rates of Change and Velocity

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate speed. In this rate of change lesson, students complete a rate/time/distance table to determine the average m.p.h. of a given trip. They listen and follow along with the lecture and examples to determine the average...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Unit III: 3

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this unit III: 3 worksheet, students describe motion in words and graph drawings. Students calculate the instantaneous velocity and average velocity. Students also graph the displacement of the object in the word problems.
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Time, Velocity and Speed

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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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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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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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Analysis: Quotient Rule and Higher Derivatives

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the lesson students study the derivatives of rational functions and higher derivatives of polynomial functions. Students examine guided notes, review guided...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Acceleration [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this printable physics learning exercise which allows students to practice problems describing motion using acceleration.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Instantaneous Velocity: Meaning, Formulas, Examples

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what is meant by instantaneous velocity and the formula used to calculate it. Provides sample problems with solutions.
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Activity
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Graphing Motion Problem Level 4

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the instantaneous velocity based on a position vs. time graph.
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Activity
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Graphing Motion Problem Level 5

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the acceleration of an object from a position vs. time graph by finding the instantaneous velocity at two different points.
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Activity
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: An Approach to Calculus: Instantaneous Velocity and Related Rates

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains instantaneous velocity and how to solve related rates problems by using implicit differentiation. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to...
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Handout
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Glossary for Kinematics

For Students 10th - 12th
This is a glossary of terms and definitions used in AP Physics: Chapter 2: Kinematics.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Centripetal Acceleration?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what centripetal acceleration means and how to calculate it. Included are two example problems with solutions.
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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: 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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Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Position, Velocity, and Acceleration [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Students examine the graphs of the position, velocity, and acceleration functions of a particle. The example is available in PDF format.
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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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Unit Plan
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University

Northeast Parallel Architectures Center: Velocity

For Students 11th - 12th
A quick overview, from Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University, about velocity, both average and instantaneous.