Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Thursday, January 14th: Speed Problems

Today in class you will practice solving for speed, distance, and time using the speed triangle.  Keep track of your work and solutions on a piece of binder paper under the correct website header.

Website #1 Calculate and show your work on a separate piece of binder paper under the heading Website #1.  Check your answers by clicking the "Please Mark" button on the bottom of the page.

Website #2  Follow the slides and calculate each problem using the information given on the left side of each slide.  Keep track of your work on your binder paper under the heading Website #2.   After you complete 10 problems, come back to the blog. 

Challenge Question #1!
Challenge Question #2!  Extra Credit:  These are  REAL challenges if you finish early.  List the steps that you took to answer either question for some extra credit.


Speed of Light  Extra Credit:  Are you interested in how the speed of light was measured?  Read this short article and describe how the speed of light was measured in a one paragraph summary.