Running the Bases

Calculating Speed Total Distance around the cones is _______m. The class can measure the distance between bases together. Students work in pairs to time each other running around the bases.

Average Speed= _______________m/s

How Fast Can You Run The Bases? 2nd Distance ____________ Distance ____________

3rd

1st

Distance ____________ Home Students Distance (m) Time (s)

Distance ____________

Speed around all the bases(m/s)

What is velocity?
2nd Distance ____________ Time ____________ Speed ___________ 3rd Distance ____________

Time ____________
Speed ___________ 1st

Distance ____________ Time ____________ Speed ___________ Home

Distance ____________ Time ____________ Speed ___________

Velocity
Velocity is ___________ and ______________. What is your velocity for each section between the bases?
2nd-3rd 3rd-home

Home-1st

1st -2nd

Speed Direction Velocity

Home-1st

1st -2nd

2nd-3rd

3rd-home

Speed Direction