1. Think about the motion probe and graphs that we made with our own bodies, and then answer the next few questions…

2. Which of these graphs show constant speed toward home?B C F E D

3. Which of these graphs show constant speed away from home?B C F E D

4. Which of these graphs shows someone running away from home, resting a while, running away from home again, running toward home, walking away from home, running away from home REALLY fast, and then running not quite as fast away from home? A B C F E D

5. Which of these graphs shows constant acceleration (speeding up) toward home?B C F E D

6. Which of these graphs shows constant acceleration (slowing down) toward home?B C F E D

7. Which of these graphs shows constant acceleration away from home?B C F E D

8. Which of these graphs shows an object at rest?D

9. Which of these graphs shows an object moving at the fastest rate?D

10. Which of these graphs shows an object moving at the slowest rate?D

11. Which graph fits this story: Johnny ran away from his starting point, sat down to rest for a while, ran even faster to his friend’s house, and then raced all the way back to the starting point? A B C F E D

12. Which graph fits this story: A dog was walking slowly along a street UNTIL he saw his master, at which point he turned and started running toward home? A B C F E D

13. Speed
Distance an object travels in one unit of time

14. Examples of Speed 125 miles per hour 125 m/hr 125 mph 20 cm/year
20 centimeters per year
This car is in motion at a speed of
87 miles per hour.

15. Always includes distance
Speed
Always includes distance
compared to time
Example:
This car can achieve a speed of
125 miles
per
hour.

16. How to calculate speed:
Divide the distance that the object has traveled by the time that it took to travel the distance
Distance
Speed = Time

17. Yes, speed = Distance Time OR Distance Time OR Distance Time
divided by
Time OR
Distance
Time
divided by OR
Distance
Time

18. Let’s practice:
A cheetah chased an antelope across the field for 1 minute. During that time, he covered 5 kilometers. At what speed did he chase the antelope?
Speed = Distance / Time
= 5km / 1minute
= 5km / min

19. It took an ant 4 minutes to walk 40 meters. At what speed did he walk?
Let’s practice:
It took an ant 4 minutes to walk 40 meters. At what speed did he walk?
Speed = Distance / Time
= 40 meters / 4 min
= 10 m / min

20. Let’s practice:
It took a ball 60 seconds to roll 360 meters. At what speed did it roll?
Speed = Distance / Time
= 360 meters / 60 sec
= 6 meters per second

21. Constant Speed Unchanging speed Speed that remains the same
Speed that remains fast, not changing
Speed that remains slow, not changing

22. Which car is moving at a Constant Speed?
Go here to find the animation of three cars in a box. Can you tell which cars are accelerating and which car is moving at a constant speed?
The red car is moving at a constant speed.

23. Judging from this graph, when did the car remain at rest?
Can you see that the speed remained at 25 miles per minute from 5 – 7 minutes; so the car is not moving.

24. Average Speed
Usually objects do not move at a constant speed; instead, they keep changing their speeds. Imagine yourself riding a bike ride to a friend’s house. You’d keep changing speeds as you rode to his/her house, wouldn’t you? What if I asked the speed that you traveled to your friend’s house? You couldn’t answer just one speed; you’d have to answer many different speeds. Well, I wouldn’t want to hear all of the speeds, I’d just want to know your average speed. How would you calculate average speed? You’d do it like this…

25. Total (Ending)Distance
In a graph,
this would be
the total (or ending) time.
Total (Ending)Distance
Average Speed =
Total (Ending) Time
Or you could write it this way…
Total Distance
Total Time
Average Speed =

26. Quiz Yourself: Can you spot constant speed, acceleration, and average speed?
Go here to find the animation of a purple car moving along a 5-mile track that includes a stop light or two.
Study the purple car closely. Can you tell that its speed keeps changing? It is true; this car’s speed is NOT constant. We won’t be able to find the constant speed of this car, but we will be able to find the AVERAGE SPEED of this car. We calculate average speed exactly the way the we calculate constant speed: by dividing the distance that the object traveled by the time it took to travel that distance.
Find the average speed of the purple car.

27. Check this graph again. Is the car moving at a constant speed. No
Check this graph again. Is the car moving at a constant speed? No. We can only find the average speed. Find the avg. speed up to 5 min. What about 2 min?
Up to 5 min, speed = 5mph Up to 3 min, speed = 4 mph

28. In the following slides, you will use tables to discover data about speeds:
The answers are at the bottom of each slide.

29. Look for the patterns! Try this sample test question:
According to the tables below, which car is traveling at a constant speed?
Look for
the patterns!
Motion of Car A
Motion of Car B
Time
(s)
Distance
(m) 1 4 2 8 3 12 16 5 20
Time
(s)
Distance
(m) 1 3 2 6 10 4 12 5 18
Idea from:
CarAB

30. Look for the patterns! Try this sample test question:
According to the tables below, which car is traveling at a constant speed?
Look for
the patterns!
Motion of Car A
Motion of Car B
Time
(s)
Distance
(m) 2 9 4 3 6 8 10
Time
(s)
Distance
(m) 1 3 2 6 9 4 12 5 15
Idea from:
Car B

31. According to the table below, what is the average speed of the car at
Try this:
According to the table below,
what is the average speed of the car at
1 second? 2 seconds? 3 seconds? 5 seconds?
Motion of Car A
Time
(s)
Distance
(m) 1 4 2 8 3 15 20 5 35
7 m/s
3 m/s
4 m/s
Answers:
Idea from:

32. See Graphs that show data about speed…

33. According to the graph below, which biker traveled at an average speed of 5 m/sec?
Answer: Biker 1

34. According to the graph below, what is the average speed of Biker 3?
Answer: 6 meters/sec

35. Play this game to test your ability to graph motion:
(Click on “Displacement-Time Graph Game.” Experiment with moving the car and observing the line of the graph, and then play the GAME in which you must match the shape of a line in a graph with the motion of a car.)
IMPORTANT!
Note: You may not be able to access this site any longer. I’ve paid to use it during class; so we’ll use it then.

36. How is the speed (distance/time) of an object graphed?
We use a _ _ _ _ graph, since we are showing how one o _ _ _ _ _’s distance is changing over _ _ _ _.
On the x axis is the _ _ _ _ that the object was in motion.
On the Y axis would be the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that the object traveled during that time.
Remember
DRY MIX D T

37. How is the speed (distance/time) of an object graphed?
We use a line graph, since we are showing how one object’s distance is changing over time.
On the x axis is the time that the object was in motion.
On the Y axis would be the distance that the object traveled during that time.
Remember
DRY MIX D
istance on Y T
ime on X

38. According to the graph below, what is the average speed of Biker 2 up to three seconds?
Answer: 2 meters/sec

39. You're ready for the test!
Congratulations!
You're ready for the test!

40. Velocity Speed PLUS DIRECTION that an object travels Just add
This car can achieve a velocity of
125 miles
per hour TO THE NORTH
Just add
direction!

41. Includes distance compared to time
Velocity
Includes distance compared to time
and then direction
Example:
This car can achieve a velocity of
125 miles
per hour
around the corner.

42. Can You Identify Velocities and Speeds?
Directions: Study each example to determine whether it is a speed or a velocity…
20cm/sec
150,000,000meters/second toward the Earth
20cm/sec down the street
1 step per second out the door
65mph
65mph to the North
Velocity
Speed
ANSWERS