Speed-Distance-Time - Questions

The Matching Pairs: Speed-Distance-Time Concept Builder is comprised of 3 different activities. Each activity involves one Matching Pair exercise. Eight statements are displayed on the screen regarding distance, time, and speed. Students must analyze the statement and match them up in pairs. Once all four pairs are correctly matched, the trophy for that difficulty level is earned and displayed. Each difficulty level has three versions of statements from which the Concept Builder chooses at random. If a student makes an incorrect match, they must start over from the beginning with the same set of 8 statements organized in a different order on the Matching Pairs grid.

The questions from each difficutly level are shown below. Teachers are encouraged to view the questions in order to judge which levels are most appropriate for their classes. We recommend providing students two or more options. 

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Matching Pairs: Speed-Distance-Time

 
 
Problem 1
Version 1
This activity presents learners with 8 different statements that must be matched by meaning. Learners tap on the statements to select them and then tap on the Check Match button. The order of the statements is randomized. A mis-matched pair restarts the gameand re-randomizes the order of the statements. The statements are ...
 
Distance = 24 m   and  Time = 3 s
Ave. Speed = 8 m/s
Time = 6 s
Distance = 30 m   and  Time = 5 s
Time = 8 s
Ave. Speed = 6 m/s
Distance = 32 m   and  Ave. Speed = 4 m/s
Distance = 30 m   and  Ave. Speed = 5 m/s
 
 
 
 
Problem 1
Version 2
This activity presents learners with 8 different statements that must be matched by meaning. Learners tap on the statements to select them and then tap on the Check Match button. The order of the statements is randomized. A mis-matched pair restarts the gameand re-randomizes the order of the statements. The statements are ...
 
Ave. Speed = 4 m/s
Ave. Speed = 3 m/s
Distance = 18 m   and  Time = 6 s
Time = 2 s
Distance = 12 m   and  Ave. Speed = 6 m/s
Distance = 20 m   and  Ave. Speed = 5 m/s
Time = 4 s
Distance = 12 m   and  Time = 3 s
 
 
 
 

 
Problem 1
Version 3
This activity presents learners with 8 different statements that must be matched by meaning. Learners tap on the statements to select them and then tap on the Check Match button. The order of the statements is randomized. A mis-matched pair restarts the gameand re-randomizes the order of the statements. The statements are ...
 
Distance = 18 m   and  Ave. Speed = 3 m/s
Ave. Speed = 6 m/s
Distance = 32 m   and  Time = 8 s
Time = 6 s
Time = 12 s
Distance = 36 m   and  Ave. Speed = 3 m/s
Distance = 24 m   and  Time = 4 s
Ave. Speed = 4 m/s
 
 
 
 
 
 
Problem 2
Version 1
This activity presents learners with 8 different statements that must be matched by meaning. Learners tap on the statements to select them and then tap on the Check Match button. The order of the statements is randomized. A mis-matched pair restarts the gameand re-randomizes the order of the statements. The statements are ...
 
Ave. Speed = 4 m/s
Ave. Speed = 12 m/s   and  Time = 3 s
Distance = 36 m
Ave. Speed = 2 m/s
Distance = 32 mDistance = 24 m   and   Time = 6 s
Distance = 16 m   and  Time = 8 s
Ave. Speed = 8 m/s   and  Time = 4 s
 
 
 
 

 
Problem 2
Version 2
 
This activity presents learners with 8 different statements that must be matched by meaning. Learners tap on the statements to select them and then tap on the Check Match button. The order of the statements is randomized. A mis-matched pair restarts the gameand re-randomizes the order of the statements. The statements are ...
 
 
Ave. Speed = 4 m/s   and  Time = 8 s
Distance = 24 mAve. Speed = 6 m/s
Ave. Speed = 2 m/s
Distance = 12 m   and  Time = 2 s
Ave. Speed = 8 m/s   and  Time = 3 s
Distance = 12 m   and  Time = 6 s
Distance = 32 m
 
 
 
 
 
Problem 2
Version 3
This activity presents learners with 8 different statements that must be matched by meaning. Learners tap on the statements to select them and then tap on the Check Match button. The order of the statements is randomized. A mis-matched pair restarts the gameand re-randomizes the order of the statements. The statements are ...
 
Ave. Speed = 6 m/s   and  Time = 3 s
Distance = 12 m   and  Time = 4 s
Ave. Speed = 4 m/s   and  Time = 2 s
Distance = 8 m
Distance = 18 m
Ave. Speed = 3 m/s
Ave. Speed = 2 m/s
Distance = 12 m   and  Time = 6 s
 
 

 
Problem 3
Version 1
This activity presents learners with 8 different statements that must be matched by meaning. Learners tap on the statements to select them and then tap on the Check Match button. The order of the statements is randomized. A mis-matched pair restarts the gameand re-randomizes the order of the statements. The statements are ...
 
Steadily speeds up from rest to 8 m/s in 2 s.
After moving more than 4 s, has a final speed of 8 m/s.
Travels 8 m.
Starts at rest and travels 32 m for 8 s.
Travels 16 m in 4 s.
Travels 16 m in 2 s.
Has a constant speed of 4 m/s.
Averages a speed of 8 m/s.
 
 
 
 
 
Problem 3
Version 2
This activity presents learners with 8 different statements that must be matched by meaning. Learners tap on the statements to select them and then tap on the Check Match button. The order of the statements is randomized. A mis-matched pair restarts the gameand re-randomizes the order of the statements. The statements are ...
 
Travels 4 m.
Has a constant speed of 2 m/s.
Travels 16 m in 2 s.
Travels 8 m in 4 s.
Averages a speed of 8 m/s.
Has a final speed of 8 m/s.
Starts at rest and travels 16 m for 4 s.
Steadily speeds up from rest to 4 m/s in 2 s.
 
 
 
 

 
Problem 3
Version 3
This activity presents learners with 8 different statements that must be matched by meaning. Learners tap on the statements to select them and then tap on the Check Match button. The order of the statements is randomized. A mis-matched pair restarts the gameand re-randomizes the order of the statements. The statements are ...
 
Travels 40 m in 4 s.
Travels 20 m in 5 s.
Averages a speed of 4 m/s.
Has a final speed of 20 m/s.
Travels 40 m.
Starts at rest and travels 40 m for 4 s.
Has a constant speed of 10 m/s.
Steadily slows down from 20 m/s to a stop in 4 s.