Curated OER
Impulse/Momentum Lab
Students investigate the relationship between force and momentum using motion detectors and sensors. In this physics lesson, students graph experimental results. They calculate impulse using the area under the graph.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Speed and Velocity
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?
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Physics: Relative Velocity Part 2
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing relative velocity straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive lesson.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Physics: Relative Velocity Part 3 Tutorial
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing relative velocity straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive lesson.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Three D's of Speed
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Average Velocity and Speed Review
How to calculate average velocity and speed in one-dimension in word problems.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Tee Time: How Fast Is Your Golf Swing?
Determine how golf club head velocity affects shot distance. Make your next trip to the driving range educational by conducting this experiment.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: If Superpowers Were Real: Super Speed
Is it scientifically possible to have super speed? Find out in this TED Ed series about the science of superpowers. [4:51]
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.
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Are Velocity vs. Time Graphs?
How to analyze graphs that relate velocity and time to acceleration and displacement.
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.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Bay of Whales: Calculating Speed
Amelia is a researcher. She studies the speed of animals. Join her in Antarctica to help her figure these calculations.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Acceleration and Velocity Through Walking Using Paces and Excel
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.
Other
Odyssey of the Mind: Up to Speed
Students "learn about vehicles, velocity, angles, and energy," as they participate in a variety of creative and hands-on activities, like building adjustable ramps, researching modes of transportation, and predicting "what transportation...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Position Time Graphs
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How motion and speed can be represented by a distance-time graph and how average speed can be calculated from it.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Momentum Machine
A quick activity to see how to speed up your spin on a chair.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Distance and Speed of Rolling Objects
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...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Speed of a Neural Impulse
Read the passage "The Speed of a Neural Impulse" and completed the related five-question quiz.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Instantaneous Velocity and Speed From Graphs Review
Review the key terms and skills related to analyzing motion graphs, such as finding velocity from position vs. time graphs and displacement from velocity vs. time graphs.
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.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Measuring Velocity With a Video Camera
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...
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Velocity and Relative Motion
An illustrated article helps physics students learn about center of mass and velocity, and define the concept of inertia.