Speed and Velocity

Cover the wanted letter on the triangle to show which formula to use, then have students write the units with every answer. On the graph, ask students to describe each segment in words before they calculate.

Define speed, velocity and acceleration in a chart, then classify six statements about motion. The directions on the page read: Read the text about speed, velocity and acceleration. Then use it to complete page 2. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade forces and motion, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with speed and motion. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

The slope shows speed, and a steeper line means a faster speed. A flat line means the person is stopped, and a line that slopes down means the person is moving back toward the start.

Speed tells how fast an object moves and does not include direction. Velocity is speed in a given direction, so two cars at 50 km/h going opposite ways have the same speed but different velocities.

Acceleration is the change in velocity divided by the time the change takes, measured in m/s². A skateboarder who speeds up from 2 m/s to 6 m/s in 2 seconds has an acceleration of 2 m/s².