Record the distance that an object moves over a period of time, using a stop watch and tape measure. For example, a car may move 5 feet over 1 second, 10 feet over 2 seconds or 15 feet over 3 seconds.
Draw a horizontal line on a piece of graph paper. Mark each box under the line and label the horizontal line: "Distance."
Draw a circle in the fifth, 10th and 15th box. The circles represent the position of the car at the 1, 2 and 3 second time intervals.
Draw arrows pointing to the right between the circles. The arrows represent the speed of the object. For example, mark "5 ft per second" over the arrows. Your motion diagram is complete.