Unit 6 · Force and Motion

Speed and Velocity Presentation

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Unit 6 · Force and Motion

Speed and Velocity

Science & Technology · Grade 7

Learning Objectives

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Write both formulas and say what changes between them

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Explain why velocity needs a direction and speed does not

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Explain how something moving fast can have zero velocity

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Work out speed, velocity or time from the formula, with correct units

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Speed and velocity are not two new ideas. They are yesterday two ideas, each divided by time. The bottom of the fraction is the same. Only the top changes.

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Presenter notes: Open with a claim that sounds impossible. A racing car goes flat out for a full lap and its velocity is zero. Say it flatly and wait, because somebody will object that it was obviously moving. Agree completely. Tell them it was moving very fast indeed, its speed was forty metres per second, and its velocity for that lap was still zero. Then say that today is the easiest lesson in the unit provided they noticed one thing yesterday, and ask them what displacement was for a walk that returned to its starting point. Zero. Half the class will get there before you finish the sentence.