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)

River Walk

Through a field trip along a local water course students will conduct a visual survey to discover information about local land use and water quality.
Audience: Middle school, Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Landforms/geography, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, 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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Map your Watershed

The students will learn to identify watersheds on topographic maps by learning how to interpret contour lines and distinguish adjacent watersheds by the ridge line between them. Required materials include laminated 7.5 topographic maps of a local city and watershed, and grease pencils.
Audience: Middle school, Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Landforms/geography, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Sensing Volcanic Effects from Space

The 1992 eruption of Alaska's Mt. Spurr was captured in satellite images along with photographs taken from the Space Shuttle.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, 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
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Principles in Remote Sensing: Image Processing and Analysis

In this self-paced, interactive tutorial, learners encounter basic concepts in remote sensing via satellites, and investigate various techniques for manipulating and analyzing satellite images.
Keywords: Geosynchronous orbit, Temporal resolution, Rapid scan more
Audience: High school, Higher education, Undergraduate, Non-majors, Higher education, Undergraduate, Majors, Higher education, Technical
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing
Materials Cost: Free
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Principles in Remote Sensing: Earth Observations from Satellites

In this self-paced, interactive tutorial, learners become familiar with basic concepts related to remote sensing of the Earth by satellites.
Keywords: Geosynchronous orbit, Low Earth orbit
Audience: High school, Higher education, Undergraduate, Non-majors, Higher education, Undergraduate, Majors, Higher education, Technical
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing
Materials Cost: Free
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Interactions of Energy and Matter: Dawn Instrumentation

Become a crime scene investigator! Learners model Dawn Mission scientists, engineers, and technologists and how they use instrumentation to detect distant worlds.
Keywords: Electromagnetic, Matter, Instruments, Infrared, Gamma ray, Spectrometry, Minerals, Science and engineering practices, Concept maps
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Asteroids and comets, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary geology, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Physical sciences, Energy, Physical sciences, Light and optics, The nature of technology, The design process
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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The Great Gulf Oil Catastrophe of 2010

In this problem set, learners will analyze a satellite image of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico to answer questions about the extent, density and thickness of the oil leak. Answer key is provided.
Keywords: Scale, Area, Volume, Density
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Mathematics, Number and operations, Mathematics, Problem solving
Materials Cost: Free
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MY NASA DATA: Using MY NASA DATA to Determine Volcanic Activity

In this data analysis activity, students investigate the relationship between volcanic activity and changes in concentration of atmospheric aerosols.
Keywords: Aerosols, Volcanoes, Authentic data use
Audience: High school, Middle school, Grades 6-8
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Geologic processes, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, Physical sciences, Chemistry, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: Free
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Look but Don't Touch-Exploration with Remote Sensing

Learners will investigate how much you can learn about something just by looking at it. In Activity 1, students study aerial photographs to identify geologic features, determine how they differ from one another, and examine the processes involved in their formation.
Keywords: visual analysis
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Geologic processes, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Landforms/geography, Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary geology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary science, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, The nature of science, The scientific process
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NASA eClips™ Real World: Earth Systems

NASA uses satellite instruments to track Earth's subsystems - the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and cryosphere - to learn how they interact and how they affect climate.
Keywords: Earth system, Computer models, Satellite data visualization
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Biosphere, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Cryosphere, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Geology, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability
Materials Cost: Free
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