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Year 8 · Science

Describing Motion

Year 8 learners practise speed velocity and distance-time graphs.

The activities include Describe Velocity and Calculate Relative Motion, Know How to Calculate Average Speed, Learn About Distance-Time Graphs, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Describe Velocity and Calculate Relative Motion
  • Know How to Calculate Average Speed
  • Learn About Distance-Time Graphs
  • Learn About Relative Motion
  • Understand Acceleration on Distance-Time Graphs
  • Use Distance-Time Graphs to Make Calculations

Checked learning resources

  • Oak: Interpreting Distance Time Graphs

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 8 science lesson. I can describe the movement of objects represented by a distance-time graph. A level line on a distance-time graph shows a stationary object (no movement). The greater the gradient (steeper the lin

  • KS3 Distance-Time Graphs Worksheet

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    These worksheets are appropriate for students studying KS3 distance-time graphs. Students analyse distance-time graphs. Analysis includes speed calculations and describing the motion of objects which create distance-time

  • Oak worksheet: Interpreting Distance Time Graphs

    Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    Year 8 science lesson. I can describe the movement of objects represented by a distance-time graph. A level line on a distance-time graph shows a stationary object (no movement). The greater the gradient (steeper the lin

  • Oak lesson slides: Interpreting Distance Time Graphs

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    Year 8 science lesson. I can describe the movement of objects represented by a distance-time graph. A level line on a distance-time graph shows a stationary object (no movement). The greater the gradient (steeper the lin

  • Moving by force

    Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 8 Science resource matched to speed velocity and distance-time graphs.

  • Forces and movement - KS3 Physics

    BBC Bitesize · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 8 Science resource matched to speed velocity and distance-time graphs.

  • Motion and speed - Forces and movement

    BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Speed is a measure of how fast an object is moving. Find out more with BBC Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14. Key points What is speed? The speed equation Rearranging the speed equation Measuring speed

  • Oak: Calculating Speed

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 8 science lesson. I can calculate speed. The greater the speed of an object, the shorter the time it takes to cover a certain distance. The greater the speed of an object, the more distance it travels in a certain t