Calculating Speed and Velocity Essentials

What is the essential question for today's lesson?

• What do speed and velocity measure and how do we calculate them?

• How do we measure distance?

• What is the formula for acceleration?

• How do we calculate force?

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the formula for speed?

• s = d / t

• s = d * t

• s = t / d^2

• s = t / d

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Which of the following is a common unit of speed?

• Meters per second

• Kilograms per hour

• Liters per minute

• Joules per second

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What does the 'G' in the GUESS method stand for?

• Graph

• General

• Givens

• Guess

In the GUESS method, what does 'S' stand for?

• Substitute

• Solve

• Simplify

• Summarize

If a bunny hops 20 meters in 5 seconds, what is its speed?

• 5 meters per second

• 2 meters per second

• 3 meters per second

• 4 meters per second

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

How long will it take to run a marathon of 26.2 miles at an average speed of 6.5 miles per hour?

• 4.03 hours

• 5.03 hours

• 6.03 hours

• 7.03 hours

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

• Speed includes direction, velocity does not

• Velocity includes direction, speed does not

• Speed is always greater than velocity

• Velocity is always greater than speed

What symbol is used to represent displacement in the velocity formula?

• d

• v

• t

• d with an arrow over it

If a bird flies 2 miles north in 5 hours, what is its velocity?

• 0.4 miles per hour south

• 0.4 miles per hour north

• 0.5 miles per hour north

• 0.5 miles per hour south

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1