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Plotting and Graphing Lesson Guided Notes

The document discusses speed, including its definition as distance traveled over time. It provides the formula for calculating speed and discusses units of measurement. The document also discusses speed triangles and distance vs. time graphs, explaining how to interpret these graphs and that steeper lines on the graphs indicate faster speeds.

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Plotting and Graphing Lesson Guided Notes

The document discusses speed, including its definition as distance traveled over time. It provides the formula for calculating speed and discusses units of measurement. The document also discusses speed triangles and distance vs. time graphs, explaining how to interpret these graphs and that steeper lines on the graphs indicate faster speeds.

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Plotting and Graphing Lesson

Speed:
Definition: the __________ of ____________ (how fast motion happens). Speed
is the _________ traveled in a given time.
Calculating Speed:
Speed = ______________/______________
Units: meters/second (m/s)
Miles/hour (mph)
Kilometers/hour (km/h)

Speed Triangle:
Distance vs. Time Graphs:
Shows how speed relates to ________________ and _________________.
Time is on the ____________________ axis (X-axis).
Distance is on the __________________ axis (Y-axis).
Interpreting Distance vs. Time Graphs:
As an object moves, the ____________________ it travels ___________________
with ________.
This can be seen as a ______________, or rising, line on the graph.
A ______________, ________________ line shows an interval of time where the
speed is _______ meters per second (NO MOTION!!).
__________________ lines show intervals where the speed is _________________
(faster) than intervals with less steep lines.
The steepness, or _______________, of the line is calculated by _______________
the change in ______________ by the change in _____________ for that interval.

Your turn: You are returning home from your friends house:

1. Between what two points did you stop to pet a friendly dog?
_________________________________________________________________
2. Between what two points did you realize you were late and you began
running?
_________________________________________________________________
Below is a graph of Ms. Mettler running errands. She began at school, but
realized she forgot her wallet, so had to return home.

3. At what point did Ms. Mettler first return home?


_____________________________________________________________
4. Compare Ms. Mettlers speed at between points B,C and points C,D.
_____________________________________________________________

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