NASA Wavelength Resources Collection

NASA Wavelength is a collection of resources that incorporate NASA content and have been subject to peer review. You can search this collection using key words and/or the drop down menus to pinpoint resources to use with your audience of learners.
163 result(s)

Curiosity Rover’s Adventure on Mars

Using a 4' vinyl map of Mars, participants code a programmable toy vehicle to travel to designated waypoints.
Keywords: engineering, robotics, coding, programming
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Families, High school programming
Topic: Earth and space science, Planetary science, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, The nature of technology, The design process
Materials Cost: Over $20
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Rover Coder

In this app, users will command a NASA rover to get to various targets on Mars. Programming commands are provided; the number of commands will increase with each advanced level. A second version is included which allows the user to draw on the Martian surface. Requires Android 5.0 and up.
Keywords: Remote sensing, coding, programming
Audience: Elementary school, High school, Informal education, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, The nature of technology, Technology and society
Materials Cost: Free
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The Heat is On: Urban Heat Islands, detection strategies, and mitigation solutions

Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, The sun, Solar-terrestrial interactions, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Physical sciences, Heat and thermodynamics
Materials Cost: Free
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Wetlands: Unit Plan

Audience: High school, Higher education, Undergraduate, Informal education, High school programming
Topic: Earth processes, Climate, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Life sciences, Ecology and ecosystems, Mathematics, Measurement
Materials Cost: $5 - $10
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Real World: The Carbon Cycle–Essential for Life on Earth

Audience: Informal science education professionals, Middle school programming, Middle school
Topic: Earth processes, Geochemical cycles, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Remote sensing, Physical sciences, Chemistry
Materials Cost: Free
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NASA eClips Real World: Earth's Energy Balance–Energy In and Energy Out

Audience: Informal science education professionals, Middle school programming, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth's energy budget, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing
Materials Cost: Free
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Can You See the Flag on the Moon? Handout

Keywords: Flag on the Moon, Apollo, Scale, Telescope
Audience: Informal education
Topic: Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Remote sensing, Mathematics, Measurement, Problem solving
Materials Cost: Free
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Worlds Apart: Engineering Remote Sensing Devices

Keywords: Remote sensing, LIDAR, Engineering design process, Optical filter, Periscope, Topography, Criteria, Constraint
Audience: Informal education, Middle school
Topic: Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Physical sciences, Light and optics, The nature of technology, The design process
Materials Cost: $5 - $10
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Moon Poster Set

The three individual posters in this set contain both grap
Keywords: spectroscopy, lunar exploration
Audience: High school, Grade 9, Informal education, Middle school
Topic: Origin/formation of solar system, Planetary geology, The moon, Remote sensing
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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The Adventures of Amelia the Pigeon

This interactive website engages children in a story-based scenario that emphasizes concepts of remote sensing and how NASA scientists use satellite imagery to better understand the Earth's environmental changes. The story features a pigeon named Amelia and is set in New York City.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Parents/caregivers
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Landforms/geography, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, The nature of technology, Technology and society
Materials Cost: Free
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