Purpose
a) Construct distance-time graphs from given tabulated data.
b) Describe motion in words, using the graph as point of reference.
c) Calculate and interpret the slopes of the graph.
Materials
Ruler, pencil and graphing paper
Data

Distance
d (m)

Time
t (s)
0 0
20 2
38 4
60 6
79 8
100 10
120 12
138 14

Data for a Bicycle’s Motion

1. Plot the above tabulated data
(distance, d vs t)
2. Describe the graph. What does it show
regarding the motion of the bicycle?
3. Find the slope of the graph. What
does the slope d-t graph
represent?

Part B – Data for the Motion of a Passenger Jeepney

1. Plot the given tabulated data (d vs t)
2. Compute for the slopes of the graph
a. at t = 0 h to t = 2 h
b. at t = 2 h to t = 4 h
c. at t = 4 h to t = 5 h
d. at t = 5 h to t = 8 h
3. What do the slopes show? What does a
positive slope show? A negative slope? A zero
slope?

Distance
d (km)

Time
t (h)
0 0
50 1
100 2
100 3
100 4
150 5
100 6
50 7
0