OBJECTIVE

 Define Speed
 Calculate average speed
Motion is all round us…..

A train A Rollercoaster

THINKING: In pairs think of two examples of motion

What is Speed?
Speed, distance & Time
Average speed
 What is a Unit?
• Standard reference of a physical quantity is called its unit
• SI unit is an international system of measurements that are
used universally in technical and scientific research to avoid the
confusion with the units.
• Having a standard unit system is important because it helps the
entire world to understand the measurements in one set of unit
systems.
Unit of speed
PROBLEM INVOLVING SPEED
 Summary
• Speed is how fast something is moving.

• Speed is Distance divided by time.

• Average speed is total distance divided by the total time.

• SI Unit of speed is m/s.