Are your students struggling to grasp the concepts of slope on distance-time or speed-time graphs? This comprehensive unit will guide them through understanding horizontal, diagonal, and curved motion lines that represent constant motion, acceleration, and rest. They can also calculate average speed with these no prep practice worksheets. Aligned with NGSS standards HS-PS2-1 and MS-PS2-2, this resource focuses on motion, forces, and acceleration, ensuring your students build a solid foundation by the time they finish.

(Need an introduction? Introduction to Distance and Speed Time Graphs PowerPoint and Workbook

or Motion Graphs Reading Passage and Practice Worksheets)

What’s Inside the Unit:

Teacher Support: Extensive notes, background information, and reference guides are included to support your teaching process. You'll also find a list of essential keywords to help students develop the necessary vocabulary.

Distance-Time Graphs: Three distance-time graphs, each with nine segments, allow students to interpret varying changes in motion. A corresponding chart is provided for students to record their observations.

Speed-Time Graphs: Three speed-time graphs, each with nine segments, challenge students to understand and analyze speed changes over time. These graphs also come with answer charts for easy assessment.

Drawing Slope Lines:The unit concludes with three engaging stories. Two stories require students to draw slopes on distance-time graphs, and one focuses on a speed-time graph. This activity encourages students to apply what they've learned creatively and analytically.

Additional Features:

Answer Keys: Comprehensive answer keys are included for all components of the unit, allowing for quick and accurate grading.

Flexible Format: This resource can be used as either digital or printable images, making it easy to integrate into any classroom setting.

==>This is part of a bundle of an entire unit on Teaching Motion Graphs.

More Motion Graph Activities:

🔹Motion Graphs Reading Passage and Practice Worksheets

🔹Motion Graph Dice Roll Game | Distance-Time and Speed-Time Graphs Practice

🔹Motion Distance Time and Speed Time Graphs Matching Review Game Cards MS-PS2-2

🔹Zombie Finding Speed Indoor or Outdoor Running Activity-Calculate Distance Time

🔹Interpreting Motion Distance Time and Speed Time Graphs Graphing Activity

🔹Average Speed Activity Using Distance Time Graphs | 3 Motion Graphs (7-9)

Halloween Motion Graph Activities:

🎃Halloween Average Speed Activity | Distance-Time Graphs | Motion (3 Graphs)

🎃HALLOWEEN STORIES Plotting Motion Distance Time Graphs Graphing Activity

🎃HALLOWEEN Themed-Interpreting Motion Distance and Speed Time Graphing Activity

Thanksgiving Motion Graph Activities:

🦃Thanksgiving Calculating Average Speed Themed from Distance Time Graphs 3 Graphs

🦃Thanksgiving Stories Plotting Motion Distance Time Graphs Graphing Activity

Christmas Motion Graph Activities

🎄Christmas Themed Average Speed Activity | Distance-Time Graphs (3 Graphs)

🎄Santa’s Sleigh Speed Challenge: Christmas Distance-Time Graph Activity

🎄Christmas Stories Plotting Motion Distance Time Graphs | Graphing Activities

🎄Christmas Themed Interpreting Motion Distance and Speed-Time Graphing Activity

Earth Day Motion Graph Activities:

🌎Earth Day Average Speed Activity | Distance-Time Graphs (3 Graphs Included)

🌎EARTH DAY Themed Motion Graphing Activity | Distance- Time and Speed Graphs NGSS Aligned

Please see my blog post on how I teach this unit. Make Speed and Acceleration Labs Fun

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Other Motion and Forces resources:

***REAL LIFE SITUATIONS Newton's Laws of Motion PHOTO SORT PROMPT TASK CARDS MS-PS2

***PULLBACK TOY CAR SPEED LAB ACTIVITY, Potential, Kinetic Energy, Mass MS-PS3-1 

***Rube Goldberg STRUCTURED STEM PROJECT with ASSESSMENT Rubrics 4-PS3-3, MS -PS3-5/ 

***F=ma Review Problems Newton's Second Law of Motion Worksheet Practice MS-PS2-2

***FRICTION FORCE Multi Grade PHOTO SORT TASK CARDS MS-PS2-2, 5-PS2-1, 3-PS2-1

***ACCELERATION FORMULA Practice Problems Review 3 Worksheets HS-PS2-1

***SIMPLE MACHINES FORCES Photo Card Task Sort Gallery MS-PS2-1, 3-PS2-1, PS2.A

***Force Diagrams Motion Activity-Vector Arrows on Action Photos MS-PS2-2

***SIMPLE MACHINES iPad Schoolyard Scavenger Hunt Lab Activity 3-PS2-1, MS-PS2-1

***PRESSURE FORMULA REVIEW Practice Worksheets MS-PS1-4

There are several methods I use to get this resource to students. 

1. Since this is a PowerPoint, I simply upload it into a Google slides presentation and share it on Google Classroom with each individual student.   The students can then copy which slides they want and paste them into their own Google Slides unit presentation and add text boxes. 

2. You can export the PowerPoint into images and then send the images to them in Google Classroom. They can pick and choose which ones they want to use as a background and add text boxes. 

3. You can download the PowerPoint into images and place all of the images into a Google Drive folder to share with the students.  They can go in and pick and choose which background they want. 

4. If you are using iPads, in the same room as the students, you can simply AirDrop the images, Powerpoint or Google Slides presentation to their iPads . 

If you have any questions at all, as to how to use these, please contact me at Karensinai2@gmail.com and I am more than happy to help you!

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