Measuring Motion
Go on an African safari and observe a variety of animals walking and running across the savanna. Videotape the animals, and then play back the videotape to estimate animal speeds. Which animals run fastest?
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Go on an African safari and observe a variety of animals walking and running across the savanna. Videotape the animals, and then play back the videotape to estimate animal speeds. Which animals run fastest?
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Use estimation techniques to measure the distance an animal runs or walks.
- Understand the meaning of speed.
- For example, interpret a speed of 5 m/s to mean that an animal moves 5 meters each second.
- Divide distance by time to calculate speed.
- Measure and compare the running speeds of several African mammals.
VOCABULARY:
- distance, speed