Sophia: Practice Calculating Speed & Velocity: Lesson 2

A printable, high-school level instructional activity with physics problems which allows students to practice describing motion using speed and velocity.

This lesson provides the learner with example problems on calculating the speed and velocity of an object. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Practice Calculating Speed & Velocity."

This lesson should provided the learner with example problems on finding the distance and displacement of an object. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Practice Calculating Distance & Displacement."

Future engineers analyze the motion of Robin, the roller skater, as he moves along a sidewalk. They graph the position versus time for three different occurrences. Questions are asked about the resulting graphs, reinforcing the concepts...

This lesson should provided the learner with example problems on finding the distance and displacement of an object. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Practice Calculating Distance & Displacement."

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]

This lesson introduces the concepts of speed and velocity and explains what the similarities and differences between them are. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Introduction to Speed and Velocity."

This lesson provides the learner with an example problem on determining the net force acting on objects within a rope and pulley system. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Practice w/ Ropes & Pulleys."

This lesson will demonstrate how to use a Punnett square to determine the genetic probability of a child inheriting a trait from the parents. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Genetic Probability and Punnett Squares." [6:28]

The mind-bending concept of space-time is further discussed by two cartoon scientists in this second of three animated films. Assign each part and the accompanying Think questions as homework or as an enrichment when working on motion...