Kids learn about speed and velocity in the science of physics and the laws of motion including units and measurement. What is the difference between speed and velocity?

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this short tutorial, students investigate the meaning of average speed and velocity.

Take control of a virtual car and learn how vectors are used to represent velocity and acceleration in this interactive activity developed for Teachers' Domain.

Explore forces and motion as you push household objects up and down a ramp. Lower and raise the ramp to see how the angle of inclination affects the parallel forces.

This video segment adapted from NOVA looks at speed, velocity, and centripetal force on the racetrack. [6:28]

Dive into hands-on aerodynamics experiments and dynamic STEM activities that support core science lessons in force, momentum, and speed. This site provides teacher, student and video resources.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An online chapter focused on motion and the shapes it takes. Topics range from speed and velocity to acceleration and free fall. Find detailed visuals, learning...

[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.

This study guide on motion covers some key vocabulary and terms to describe motion: displacement vs. distance, acceleration, speed vs. velocity, and instantaneous vs. average. It includes graphs showing distance vs. time, velocity vs....

This resource provides flexible alternate or additional learning activities for students learning about the concepts of distance, speed, and acceleration.

This project is an experiment in classical physics. You'll be following in Galileo's footsteps, and investigating Newton's laws of motion, but you'll be taking advantage of modern video recording technology to make your measurements. The...

This passage will test your knowledge on speed and velocity.

A video camera records 30 "frames" or distinct images per second. (That's for an NTSC camera in the U.S. PAL cameras in other areas of the world take 25 frames per second.) You can use this fact to time events and measure velocity. One...

An illustrated example of a speed-time graph plotted with speed on the vertical axis against time on the horizontal axis.

Explains what an anemometer is used for and the different models that have been developed since it was first invented.

Learn about position, velocity, and acceleration vectors by moving the ladybug. Set the position, velocity, or acceleration, and see how the vectors change.

Join Valerie and Margie as they devise ways to measure how fast and how "wild" two water slides are in this video from DragonflyTV. [3:12]

A little background and a great Java applet that allows you to see the distribution of particles by their velocity.

An animation depicting the path of projectiles launched at various launch speeds from the fictional Newton's Mountain. Accompanying text discusses satellite motion and the requirements of orbital motion. Links to further information is...

Determine the speed of an object using three different methods and to compare the accuracy and precision of the results of each method.

Kinetic energy is defined and explained--learning exercises are included to assess your understanding.

Determine how golf club head velocity affects shot distance. Make your next trip to the driving range educational by conducting this experiment.

This site offers a variety of everyday activities and everyday experiences in which waves or sound waves play a role.

Using the free-fall constants and gravity acceleration equations, we can determine many things about the position, velocity, and speed of a projectile. Here are a few examples and explanations. This is a great review for the AP Calculus...