Introduction

Welcome to the Uniform Motion Word Problems guided learning activity. By the end of this activity, you will be able to set up and solve various kinds of uniform motion problems.

Instructions

If at any time you need help please ask a tutor.

Step 1: First, you need to open a PowerPoint with a presentation and activities. Click here to go to the site where the PowerPoint is housed. Click on the word “Motion” to access the PowerPoint presentation.

Step 2: Once the PowerPoint is open, read through slides #1-19. Pay particular attention to the formulas, the distance diagrams and how the example problems are set up by using a table.

Step 3:  On a separate piece of paper, work through the four practice problems given in slides #20-22. Make sure to use a table to set up the problems and draw a picture to determine how the distances are related. Ask a tutor for help if you get stuck

Step 4: Check your answers on slide #23. If you did not get all four practice problems correct, go on to slides #24-37 and determine where you went wrong. Next to each practice problem on your scratch paper, write down in complete sentences what you did wrong and what steps you can take so that you will not make the same mistake again in the future.

Step 5: Let’s see how much you have learned by completing this quiz. Use a blank sheet of paper for your work. Once you are done, ask a tutor to go over your quiz results and the self-evaluation with you.

That's it! Thank you for taking the time to learn about solving uniform motion word problems.