Along the road
Classroom Activity
for 11-14
What the Activity is for
Measuring time travelled.
The purpose of this activity is for pupils to take measurements of time travelled (duration of travel) over a fixed distance and to practise using the equation:
speed = distanceduration
The context is provided by video clips of vehicles moving along a stretch of road.
What to Prepare
- the video clip (see below) and a projector
- copies of the support sheet
Along the road
(see below)
What Happens During this Activity
The class might work in pairs. Each pair has a stop watch to make measurements of the time taken for the vehicles to travel the fixed 240 metre distance along the road. Pupils record the times and distance on their sheet and then calculate average speeds.
Resources
Download the support sheet / student worksheet for this activity.
