Learners plan a voyage as the captain of a tall ship in the early days of exploration and merchant trading. They choose 2 ships and 3 voyages for a total of 6 possibilities. They calculate the number of days and distance of their...

Learners are introduced to the the formula for calculating travel time. They listen to different scenarios relating to long distance travel into space and calculate travel time using the formula.

This Cyberchase video segment features Bianca, who must figure out the fastest route to a movie premiere.

The CyberSquad tests which broom can travel the furthest in five seconds in this video from Cyberchase.

In this video from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad figures out how fast their broom must go so they can reach Motherboard before Wicked.

Students practice their multiplication skills using robots with wheels built from LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT kits. They brainstorm distance travelled by the robots without physically measuring distance and then apply their math skills to...

In this lesson, 7th graders are shown how Great Navigators of the past stayed on course with the historical methods of navigation. The concepts of dead reckoning and celestial navigation are discussed. Using Vector Voyage students will...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Given the coordinates of two points, use the Distance Formula to find the distance between them. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students use lowest common denominators to solve applications involving rational equations. Students watch a video tutorial, explore guided notes and...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept introduces the distance formula and uses it to prove that line segments are congruent. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...

A video tutorial and slide show lesson explains the similarities and differences between distance and displacement. [3:11]

This video lesson describes the relationship between distance, rate, and time. The tutorial provides detailed examples using the formula.

Explore the concepts of rate, distance, and speed in this interactive lesson. Discover how to use formulas to solve word problems and calculate salaries. A concise lesson with excellent examples, connections to real world experiences,...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students use the Distance Formula to find the distance between two points. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional...

Activities to learn about imperial and metric measures.

Math activity challenges you to figure out how fast an Arctic tern can fly around the world. How long would it take to fly from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back?

This lesson will introduce the concept of acceleration, explaining the difference between acceleration and deceleration. It is 10 of 10 in the series titled "Acceleration."

This lesson will introduce the concept of acceleration, explaining the difference between acceleration and deceleration. It is 9 of 10 in the series titled "Acceleration."

Find a quick, concise explanation of how solve rate-time-distance problems. Examples are given and clearly explained.