Solving for Speed

Speed Equation Manipulations

Sharp School Science

Open Ended

Do Now -

Billy Jean is in a car travelling and travels 50 meters in 4 seconds. What is her speed?

Objectives

• Manipulate the speed equation to calculate distance and time.

Review

• Speed Equation

• Speed = Distance/Time

How can we manipulate the speed equation to calculate distance or time?

• Speed = Distance / Time

Distance

• Speed x Time = Distance

• s x t = d

Multiple Choice

Jose is running 10 m/s. He runs for 20 seconds. How far did he run?

• 200 meters

• 200 feet

• 2 meters

• 2 feet

Multiple Choice

Tobias ran for 30 seconds. He ran at a speed of 5 m/s. How far did he run?

• 6 meters

• 130 meters

• 150 meters

• 150 feet

Time

• Time = distance / speed

• t = d/s

Multiple Choice

Juniper ran 100 meters. She ran 10 m/s. How long did it take?

• 1000 seconds

• 10 seconds

• 100 seconds

• 1 second

Multiple Choice

Frodo ran 1000 meters. He ran 20 m/s. How long did it take?

• 5 seconds

• 500 seconds

• 5000 seconds

• 50 seconds