Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration Card Sort

Task Card
Objective:​ I can identify and distinguish between examples of speed, velocity and acceleration.

Review the following definitions:

Speed:​ distance over time
Velocity: ​distance over time in a ​given direction
Acceleration:​ speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction

Directions:
1. Create the following chart in your science notebook.
2. Then, cut up the cards on the attached worksheet.
3. Sort them into three piles, depending on if they are an example of speed, velocity or
acceleration.
4. Finally, glue them into your notebook once you have got it checked by your teacher.

Speed Velocity Acceleration

A horse gallops at 10 Cristiano Ronaldo Tony Hawk rides his The dog runs around
meters per second. speeds up right skateboard at 5 and around in a
before scoring the meters/ second circle, chasing his
winning goal. down the ramp. tail.

The bike rider slows The train is traveling An average Garden

down as she nears 400 kilometers per Usain Bolt holds the snail moves one
the intersection. hour South. world record for millimeter per
fastest runner at second.
12.27 meters per
second.

A horse gallops at 10 Cristiano Ronaldo Tony Hawk rides his The dog runs around
meters per second. speeds up right skateboard at 5 and around in a
before scoring the meters/ second circle, chasing his
winning goal. down the ramp. tail.

The bike rider slows The train is traveling An average Garden

down as she nears 400 kilometers per Usain Bolt holds the snail moves one
the intersection. hour South. world record for millimeter per
fastest runner at second.
12.27 meters per
second.
Name: __________________________ Per: ______

Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration Card Sort

Objective:​ I can identify and distinguish between examples of speed, velocity and acceleration.

Review the following definitions:

Speed:​ distance over time

Velocity: ​distance over time in a ​given direction
Acceleration:​ speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction

Directions:
1. Cut up the cards on the handout.
2. Sort them into three piles, depending on if they are an example of speed, velocity or
acceleration.
3. Finally, glue them onto this worksheet once you have got it checked by your teacher.

Speed Velocity Acceleration

 ANSWER KEY
The definitions I taught prior to introducing this activity were:

Speed:​ distance over time

Velocity: ​distance over time in a ​given direction
Acceleration:​ speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction

Speed Velocity Acceleration

A horse gallops at ​10 The train is traveling Cristiano Ronaldo
meters per second. 400 kilometers per speeds up ​right before
hour ​South. scoring the winning
Usain Bolt holds the goal.
world record for Tony Hawk rides his
fastest runner at ​12.27 skateboard at​ 5 The dog runs around
meters per second. meters/ second ​down and around ​in a circle,
the ramp. chasing his tail.
An average Garden (constantly changing
snail moves ​one direction)
millimeter per second.
The bike rider ​slows
down ​as she nears the
intersection.