Speed and Velocity STEMscopes Lesson 2025

Fill in the Blank

Fill in the blank: To calculate average speed, you need to know the distance traveled and the ___ it took to travel that distance.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are needed to calculate the speed of an object?

• Distance traveled

• Time taken

• Object's mass

• Object's color

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What do we use to measure distance/ length?(choose all that apply) ​

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inches

feet

miles

meters

seconds

hours

minutes

Match

Match the following scenarios with their speeds.

• 20 m/s

• 2 m/s

• 32 m/s

A car travels 400 m in 20 seconds.

A person walks 40 m in 20 seconds.

A cyclist covers 320 m in 10 seconds.

• A car travels 400 m in 20 seconds.

• A person walks 40 m in 20 seconds.

• A cyclist covers 320 m in 10 seconds.

Labelling

fill in the magic triangle to calculate SPEED

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

D- DISTANCE

T- TIME

S- SPEED

Math Response

If an airplane travels 500 km in 5 hours, what is the average speed?

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Correct Answer: 500\div5=100

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Multiple Choice

A very fast zombie was chasing after Bob to eat him. What was the zombie's speed if he traveled 36 meters in 6 seconds?

• 6 meters/seconds
• 6 seconds/meters
• 216 meters/second

• 36 meters

Fill in the Blank

Both swimmers swam at the same speed even though they travelled different distances. Fill in the blank: The speed of both swimmers was ___ m/s.

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Math Response

150 miles at 50 mph: What is the time

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Correct Answer: 150\div50=3

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Math Response

A girl cycles for 3hrs at a speed of 40 km/h. What distance did she travel?

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Correct Answer: 40\times3=120

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Multiple Choice

Who had the fastest average speed for the entire race?

• Swimmer 1

• Swimmer 2

Match

Students roll a marble down a ramp and measure the time it takes the marble to travel to points along the path. Calculate the speed at each point. Round to the tenths place.

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

62.5 cm/s

67.8 cm/s

76.9 cm/s

71.1 cm/s

• 62.5 cm/s

• 67.8 cm/s

• 76.9 cm/s

• 71.1 cm/s

Multiple Choice

Joe rides his bike from point A to point B and then on to point C. What is the total distance traveled?

• 12 m

• 43 m

• 7 m

• 12 m

Multiple Choice

Joe rides from point A to B to C. What is the displacement?

• 7 m

• 12 m

• 5 m

• 2 m

Multiple Choice

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's displacement?

• 0 meters
• 400 meters
• 800 meters
• 1600 meters

Multiple Choice

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?

• 0 meters
• 400 meters
• 800 meters
• 1600 meters

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about velocity are correct?

• Velocity includes both speed and direction.

• Velocity is calculated using displacement, not distance.

• Velocity and speed are always the same.

• Velocity is the shortest distance between two points divided by time.

Multiple Choice

Which is a velocity?

• 5m/s

• 8m/s/s

• 12m/s N

• 15m/s

Multiple Choice

If a student walks 60 meters to their friend's house in 6 minutes, what is their velocity?

• 10 meters per minute southwest

• 10 meters per minute north

• 60 meters per minute southwest

• 6 meters per minute southwest

Multiple Choice

Based on the examples provided, what are two key components that must be included when describing velocity?

• Speed and direction

• Speed and acceleration

• Distance and time

• Force and mass

Fill in the Blank

If a runner completes a lap around a track and finishes at the same place they started, what is their displacement and why?

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Multiple Choice

If the man and the ball travels 90 m in 9 seconds, what is their average speed?

• 10 m/s

• 180 m/s

• 99 m/s

• 10 meters

Drag and Drop

Velocity is ​

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in a given ​

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Speed

Direction.

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Objects moving with circular motion are ​

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because direction is constantly changing

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velocitizing

never accelerating

mass

constantly accelerating

Multiple Choice

65mi/hr South is an example of...

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration
• Direction

Multiple Choice

How long was a car traveling if it went 90 miles at a speed of 45 mi/hr?

• 1 hour

• 2 hours

• 3 hours

• 4 hours

Dropdown

The speed of the blue line is

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"This airplane is traveling at 500 mph, West" is an example of

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