*Full Lesson* Physics: Speed and Distance-Time Graphs

This is the second lesson in a unit of work on motion and pressure. The lesson is aimed towards KS3 but could be adapted to other levels.

The main focus of the lesson is to introduce pupils to distance-time graphs, how to interpret them to describe motion and how to use them to calculate speed.

During this lesson, pupils will:

• Use previous knowledge to estimate the speed of light using the speed equation.
• Estimate the speed of a person traveling in different ways and use this to calculate how long it would take to move 20m using the speed equation.
• Identify the key features of a distance-time graph.
• Use a distance-time graph to compare and calculate the speed of three different objects.
• Complete a matching activity to describe the motion of a person walking to catch a train from a distance-time graph.
• Use a distance time graph to calculate the speed of this person and analyze their motion.
• Sketch a distance-time graph from a set of descriptions of someones motion.
• Describe what a curved line on a distance-time graph shows.
• Complete some short consolidation activities.

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