This document discusses speed and velocity. It aims to help students understand the concepts of speed and velocity and calculate them using appropriate units. The key skills involved are observation, measurement, and analysis. To engage students, they will place objects in motion and at rest and observe and discuss the differences. They will then calculate the speed of moving balls by measuring the distance traveled and time taken in experiments. Speed is defined as the distance traveled per unit of time.
This document discusses speed and velocity. It aims to help students understand the concepts of speed and velocity and calculate them using appropriate units. The key skills involved are observation, measurement, and analysis. To engage students, they will place objects in motion and at rest and observe and discuss the differences. They will then calculate the speed of moving balls by measuring the distance traveled and time taken in experiments. Speed is defined as the distance traveled per unit of time.
This document discusses speed and velocity. It aims to help students understand the concepts of speed and velocity and calculate them using appropriate units. The key skills involved are observation, measurement, and analysis. To engage students, they will place objects in motion and at rest and observe and discuss the differences. They will then calculate the speed of moving balls by measuring the distance traveled and time taken in experiments. Speed is defined as the distance traveled per unit of time.
This document discusses speed and velocity. It aims to help students understand the concepts of speed and velocity and calculate them using appropriate units. The key skills involved are observation, measurement, and analysis. To engage students, they will place objects in motion and at rest and observe and discuss the differences. They will then calculate the speed of moving balls by measuring the distance traveled and time taken in experiments. Speed is defined as the distance traveled per unit of time.
Ball/marble Stopwatch Meterstick Various other materials from around the room
Pre-requisite knowledge & skills
Knowledge of measuring time and distance (length)
Knowledge of fundamental units: Time second(s); Length – meter (m). Difference between rest and motion. Motion is relative to time and point of reference. Different types of motion – slow and fast; uniform and non-uniform. Objects travel in different directions and different speeds.
ENGAGE The teacher places a car (or any object) on a table and asks students the following questions: Is this car moving? What is the state of car? The class shall be divided into groups and each group will be given a ball, a car, charts and markers. Students are asked to follow the instructions and answer the questions. Instructions Questions Does the position of the ball change with respect to the position of the car? Place the ball and car on a table Does the car remain in the same position with respect to the position of the ball? What is the state of ball with respect to the car? Now move the ball What is the state of car with respect to the ball?
The groups will present their findings to the entire class.
Some real life situations can be given to students to draw their attention to this concept. Q. Are we in rest or in motion while sitting in the class? Q. Would we appear to be in rest or in motion to someone who observes us from the moon? The motion of an object is its relative change in position with time. It is measured with respect to a point of reference by an observer.
EXPLORE
Objective: Calculating speed using appropriate unit.
Activity: Draw a straight line on the ground with chalk powder. Ask a student to roll the ball gently in a straight line perpendicular to the line drawn. Note the time when the ball touches the line and when it comes to rest using a stopwatch. The distance between the two points (point at which the ball crosses the line and the point where it comes to rest) is measured using a ruler or a measuring tape. All these observations are recorded in the table below. The speed of the ball in each case is calculated. Table-1- To calculate the speed of a moving ball. Distance moved by the Ave. Speed= ball (m) Time taken (s) Distance/time taken (m/s)
Speed is the distance travelled by a moving body in one unit of time.
