1. Dr J Frost (jfrost@tiffin.kingston.sch.uk)
Year 8 Travel Graphs
Dr J Frost
Last modified: 10th November 2013

2. Example
A cyclist rides from Kingston to Stratford. Answer the following questions:
What time did the cyclist rest during his journey to Stratford? 10-11am
How far did the cyclist ride in total? 120km
Find the cyclist’s speed from 8-10am. Speed = Distance / Time = 10km/h
What was the cyclist’s maximum speed? = 60 / 2 = 30km/h
What was the cyclist’s average speed across the journey? = 120 / 9 = 13.33km/h ? ? ? ? ?

3. Worksheet
Sarah travelled 20km from home to her friend’s house. She stayed at her friend’s house for some time before returning home.
a) At what time did Sarah leave home? 10 10
b) How far was Sarah from home at 1030? 13.5km
Sarah left her friend’s house at to return home.
c) Work out the time in minutes Sarah spent at her friend’s house. 30 minutes
Sarah return home at a steady speed. She arrived home at
d) Complete the travel graph.
e) Work out Sarah’s average speed on her journey from her home to her friend’s house. Give your answer in kilometres per hour. 40km/h
f) Work out Sarah’s average speed on her journey home from her friend’s house. 30km/h ? ? ?
Reveal ? ?