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Forces and Motion Supporting Physics Teaching

Bigger means faster

This kind of statement is very common and reflects what we see around us. Speed limit signs are 30 or 50 with no attention...

Teaching Guidance 5-11 11-14

Speed
Forces and Motion Supporting Physics Teaching

Units and notation

Here are some careful thoughts on choosing particular ways of writing the units for speed.

Teaching Guidance 5-11 11-14

Speed
Forces and Motion Supporting Physics Teaching

The idea of average speed

The child's point of view sounds very sensible. However on a journey of 40 miles it is unlikely that Bill would be moving at...

Teaching Guidance 5-11 11-14

Speed
Forces and Motion Supporting Physics Teaching

My speed is not your speed

Most pupils are comfortable with the concept of speed, though they may not have a neat definition for it. However, comparisons...

Teaching Guidance 5-11 11-14

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