Velocity & Acceleration - Inference Activity

Move students from reading to reasoning. In this one-page activity, each card describes a real motion situation, and students use the clues in the text to figure out what must be true — then underline the words that helped them decide. A great way to deepen understanding of velocity and acceleration while building a core reading skill. Ideal as a daily bell-ringer, morning work, sub plan, or reading center.

What's Included

• 4 illustrated clue cards, each with a short scenario and three choices
• A circle-and-underline format that asks students to justify their thinking
• Scenarios covering speed vs. velocity, changing direction, and deceleration
• A full teacher answer key with the supporting clue words for every card

How It Helps You Teach

Use it partway through a motion unit, once students know the basics, to check whether they can apply the ideas to new situations — including the tricky idea that changing direction is a kind of acceleration. Because the key lists the exact clue words behind each answer, you can turn any card into a quick class discussion about evidence and reasoning. It mirrors the inference questions students meet on state reading tests. Print and go in 5-10 minutes, no prep.

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NGSS MS-PS2-2 • CCSS RI.6.1 • Part of the Daily Science series by Workybooks.