Activity No.

3
How Fast Is It?

Introduction:
Speed is a scalar quantity that refers to "how fast an object is moving." Speed is the rate
at which an object covers distance. A fast-moving object travels quickly and covers a large
distance in a short period of time. In comparison, a slow-moving object with a low speed travels
a relatively short distance in the same amount of time. An object with no movement has a
speed of zero.
I. Objective: At the end of the activity, you should be able to:
1. define speed;
2. calculate the speed of the moving object; and
3. appreciate the importance of speed to your daily lives.

II. Materials: toy car run by a battery, meter stick or tape measure, strip of colored paper, and
timer.
III. Instructions:
1. Place the meter stick or tape measure on a floor. If you are using a tape measure, put
a scotch tape on it to ensure that it will remain on its position.
2. At 0-meter mark it with a strip of colored paper. Do it also at 1-meter.
3. Turn on the car and put the toy at 0-meter. Make sure that the car’s bumper is at
exactly 0-meter distance.
4. Release the car from your hand the moment that your timer is ready.
5. Record the time it takes for the car to hit the 1-meter distance.
6. Repeat the steps from 4-5 but this time at 1.5-meter, and 2-meter.

Tabulated Data:

TRIAL DISTANCE TIME SPEED

(meter) (second) d
s=
t
1 1-meter
2 1.5-meter
3 2-meter

Questions:
1. What is speed?
2. How to compute for the speed of a moving object?
3. How important speed is? Cite some examples where speed is applicable.
 Activity No. 3
Fun Walk

Objective
After performing this activity, you should be able to gather data to determine who walks
fastest.

Materials: meter stick or tape measure, timer, marker

Procedure:
1. Start by choosing a spacious place to walk straight.
2. Half of the group will walk while the other will observe and record data.
3. Mark on the ground the starting line. All participants must start from the starting line at the
same time.
4. Upon receiving the go signal, all participants must start to walk as fast as they could. The
other members should observe closely as the participants walk and determine who walks
fastest.
5. Record step 4 but this time, collect data to support your conclusion. Discuss within your
group how you are going to do this.

Tabulated Data

PARTCIPANT DISTANCE TIME SPEED

(meter) (second) d
s=
t
1 3-meter
2 3-meter
3 3-meter
4 3-meter
5 3-meter

Questions:
1. What quantities did you measure for your data?
2. How did you combine these quantities to determine how fast each participant was walking?
3. How did you use the result to determine who walked fastest?

Conclusion:
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