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Tracking Speed

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students calculate the speed of an object, by measuring the amount of time it takes to cover a given distance, and then divide: speed=distance/time. However, the object may not have been moving at a constant rate over the given distance....
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Acceleration and Average Speed

For Students 9th - 12th
In this acceleration and average speed worksheet, students learn the equations for acceleration and average speed. They match 6 variables with their quantities, they identify speed vs. velocity and scalar vs. vector and they solve 4...
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Average Speed in a Pinewood Derby

For Students 8th - 10th
In this average speed worksheet, students are given the distance a derby car must travel and its time for three trials. Students find the average speed and answer four questions about the data.
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Spacecraft Speed

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Space shuttles traveled around Earth at a speed of 17,500 miles per hour, way faster than trains, planes, or automobiles travel! In the 13th installment of 22, groups graph different speeds to show how quickly spacecraft move through...
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Average Rate of Change

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Simply find the slope to find the average rate of change. A short video provides the definition of the average rate of change. Using the definition, pupils calculate the average rate of change to solve problems that cover finding average...
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Speed Problems

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
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...
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Dance Challenge: Calculate and Compare Speed by Measuring a Series of Dance Movements

For Students 6th - 8th
Really neat! Kids choreograph a dance phrase and then measure the distance and speed of the phrase using a timer and a meter stick. They collect the data on a table which they use to determine an average. A series of observation and...
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Acceleration and Average Speed

For Students 9th - 12th
In this speed instructional activity, high schoolers calculate acceleration and deceleration and compare speed with velocity. Students complete 6 matching, 8 fill in the blank, and 6 word problems.
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Twelve Average Speed/Rate Word Problems

For Students 10th - 12th
In this word problem worksheet, students solve twelve word problems discussing average speed or rate.  The solutions are provided.
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Speed and Acceleration

For Students 6th - 10th
In this speed and acceleration worksheet, students complete math word problems having to do with speed and acceleration. Students complete 13 problems.
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Motion - Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Identical in appearance except for the information content, these 18 slides introduce young physicists to the concepts related to motion. Learning assessment questions are interspersed among sections of information on frame of reference,...
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Speed, Distance and Time

For Students 6th
In these calculating speed, distance, and time worksheets, 6th graders review information, formulas, and examples, and solve word problems calculating average speeds, distance traveled, time taken, convert time measurements and speeds,...
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Calculating Average Speed, Distance and Time

For Students 9th - 11th
In this physics worksheet, students solve 6 problems where they calculate average speeds of moving objects, distance objects travel and time it takes for objects to get to their destination.
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Speed, Distance and Time

For Students 8th - 10th
In this speed and distance worksheet, students calculate the average speed of various items. They determine the speed of cars, trains, worms, and children running. Students also determine the amount traveled in a given period of time....
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Speed

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore speed by calculating the average speed of several snowmobiles, and predicting which of them is the fastest. They watch a race to verify their calculations.
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Calculating Speed

For Students 9th - 12th
For this speed worksheet, students calculate the average speed of an object or the distance an object travels at a certain speed in 11 word problems.
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Calculus AB/BC - Average and Instantaneous Rate of Change

For Students 10th - 12th
Ramp up the average rate of change—instantly. Learners use their knowledge of the formula to find the average rate of change to find the instantaneous rate of change. The presenter shows pupils an interactive that demonstrates finding...
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On Averages and Curves

For Students 11th - 12th
Determine the average on a curve. The class finds graphical representations of averages and expresses them both symbolically and on the graph. The assessment requires class members to justify using average to describe graphs.
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Linear Motion: Speed, Velocity & Acceleration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of linear motion. In this linear motion lesson, students calculate distance and time in order to calculate average speed and velocity in the provided problems.
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Deep Impact Comet Encounter

For Students 9th - 12th
Physics apprentices analyze the impact of NASA's Impactor as it collided with the comet Tempel 1 in July of 2005. They calculate the mass and speed of the comet, along with the distance it might drift off of its orbit over time. This...
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More Practice Calculating Speed

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this speed activity, students calculate the average speed of an object or the distance an object travels. This activity has 13 word problems.
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Calculating Speed Practice

For Students 9th - 12th
For this speed worksheet, high schoolers calculate the average speed of objects traveling a given distance for a given amount of time. This worksheet has 5 problems to solve.
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Speed and Acceleration

For Students 9th - 12th
In this speed and acceleration worksheet, students solve 4 problems where they find the average velocity of a moving object, the acceleration of a moving object, the distance a moving object travels and the time a falling object takes to...
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Motion: Speed, Velocity, Acceleration and Networking

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students interpret a variety of motion graphs. In this physics lesson, students calculate the speed and acceleration of objects using numerical data from graphs. They apply what they have learned to solve real world problems.

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