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.
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MRC: Where is The Best Place to Measure? (Grades 6-8)

Learners work in teams to determine a landing site for their Mars Rover that best relates to their scientific question. They use technology skills to research Gale Crater through an online interactive module and learn about features of Mars through use of Google Earth Mars.
Keywords: Investigation, Engineering Design, Earth Systems, Language Arts
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary geology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary science, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, Mathematics, Measurement, The nature of science, The scientific process
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Where Are You From A Bird's Eye View?

Students will first try to imagine what their school and neighborhood look like from “A Bird’s Eye View” and draw a detailed picture. They will follow this with a study of an aerial photo of their town.
Keywords: Geography
Audience: Elementary school, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Landforms/geography, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Vegetation/land cover, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing
Materials Cost: Free
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Make a Watershed Model

Students will create a three-dimensional model from a two-dimensional topographic map.
Audience: Elementary school, Middle school, Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing
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