2.4 - Speed (Motion - Teacher Paced)

What words come to mind when you hear the word "speed"?

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Is the example below an example of distance, reference point, or time?

Is the example below an example of distance, reference point, or time?

Is the example below an example of distance, reference point, or time?

Lisa skates 3 meters in the first minute and then 5 meters in the second minute. What is Lisa’s Average speed?

Avg. Speed = total distance / total time

Avg. Speed= ____ / ____

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Sara runs 20 miles for 20 minutes straight. During the run Sara drinks smartwater and now runs 60 miles in the next 20 minutes.

What is Sara’s Average speed for the whole run?

Avg. Speed = total distance / total time

Avg. Speed= ____ / ____

The mantis shrimp can punch 40 milimeters (mm) in a second. Mr. Guesno then feeds the mantis shrimp snapper drink and now the shrimp punches at a speed of 60 milimeters (mm) in a second. What is the mantis shrimps average speed?

What is the formula for speed?

Cindy lives 50 meters (m) from the park. If it takes Cindy 10 minutes (min) to travel to the park, what is his speed.

Speed = ____ / ____