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Running speed activity
Stage 5
Outcomes: A student applies models, theories and laws to explain situations involving energy, force and motion SC5-10PW
Content: PW2b. explain qualitatively the relationship between distance, speed and time
The use of excel as a classroom tool presents an opportunity for students to get creative while still learning essential skills. The running activity is engaging as it gets students out of the classroom to improve practical science skills. Using excel also takes the tediousness out of graphing by hand which will appeal to students.
Activity:Teacher will take class of students into the playground where 30 metres will be marked on the ground with chalk.
In groups of 5, students will take turns running the 30 metres. Students will need to take turns using a stopwatch to record the time it takes for each student in their group to complete the 30 metres. This information will need to be tabulated as below which will be handed out as a worksheet.
Students will then need to transfer this information onto excel and use the formula for speed to calculate the speed of each student. This information will then need to be transformed into a scatter graph of speed vs time taken. This will be done independently. The graph with the tabulated information will need to be handed into the teacher, one for each student.
Teachers will then lead a discussion into the relationship between distance, time and speed and why speed decreases as time taken increases.
Stage 5
Outcomes: A student applies models, theories and laws to explain situations involving energy, force and motion SC5-10PW
Content: PW2b. explain qualitatively the relationship between distance, speed and time
The use of excel as a classroom tool presents an opportunity for students to get creative while still learning essential skills. The running activity is engaging as it gets students out of the classroom to improve practical science skills. Using excel also takes the tediousness out of graphing by hand which will appeal to students.
Activity:Teacher will take class of students into the playground where 30 metres will be marked on the ground with chalk.
In groups of 5, students will take turns running the 30 metres. Students will need to take turns using a stopwatch to record the time it takes for each student in their group to complete the 30 metres. This information will need to be tabulated as below which will be handed out as a worksheet.
Students will then need to transfer this information onto excel and use the formula for speed to calculate the speed of each student. This information will then need to be transformed into a scatter graph of speed vs time taken. This will be done independently. The graph with the tabulated information will need to be handed into the teacher, one for each student.
Teachers will then lead a discussion into the relationship between distance, time and speed and why speed decreases as time taken increases.