In view of the current school closure, this post has been created to summarise the learning steps that you have already followed to gain a firm understanding of speed in terms of distance and time. You should work through this page to check and improve your knowledge.
The key learning outcomes are;
- The units of speed give the method for calculating speed
- speed (m/s) = distance (m) / time (s)
- An “equation triangle” can be used to rearrange the equation
- Non-standard measurements must be converted to metres and seconds
For an overall introduction to speed, read this document.
To check your understanding of speed calculations and unit conversions, complete this worksheet then email it to me for marking and feedback if you are uncertain about any of the calculations.
To learn about “equation triangles”, read this explanation.
To confirm that you can calculate any of the three variables in the speed equation, complete the table shown below.
The correct answers for the table above are in this document.
Finally, to review everything and test your understanding, download the assessment sheet.
Write your answers in a separate Word document then email your work to me for marking and feedback. This is a compulsory assessment so I expect to receive work from everyone.
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