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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Earth's Energy Budget Unit Plan

The four lessons in this unit build toward a student understanding of each component of the energy budget formula - and how the contribution of each component changes due to location and time of year.
Keywords: Insolation, Radiation, Albedo, Data analysis, Earth's energy budget
Audience: High school, Informal education, Informal education, High school programming, Informal education, Informal science education professionals
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Earth's energy budget, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Earth and space science, Earth, moon and sun, Seasons, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Mathematics, Algebra, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, Mathematics, Number and operations, Physical sciences, Energy, The nature of science, The nature of science, Science and society, The nature of science, The scientific process, The nature of technology, The nature of technology, Technology and society
Materials Cost: Free
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Paris in a Different Light

In this problem set, learners will determine the scale of a false-color infrared satellite image of Paris and measure several of the features depicted in it. Answer key is provided. This is part of Earth Math: A Brief Mathematical Guide to Earth Science and Climate Change.
Keywords: Scale drawing, Scale, Trigonometry
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Mathematics, Measurement, Mathematics, Problem solving, Physical sciences, Heat and thermodynamics
Materials Cost: Free
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NASA eClips™ Real World: Citizen Science

Interested in becoming a citizen scientist? Join Dr. Michelle Thaller as she explains how the general public, using scientific protocols, careful observations and accurate measurements, can help NASA make exciting new discoveries. NASA eClips™ are short, relevant educational video segments.
Keywords: Citizen science, The GLOBE Program
Audience: Middle school, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, General public, Informal education, Families
Topic: Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, Mathematics, Measurement, Mathematics, Number and operations, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: Free
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Designing a Spectroscopy Mission

This is a math-science integrated unit about spectrographs. Learners will find and calculate the angle that light is transmitted through a holographic diffraction grating using trigonometry.
Audience: High school, Grade 9, High school, Grade 10, High school, Grade 11, High school, Grade 12
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Mathematics, Algebra, Mathematics, Geometry, Physical sciences, Chemistry, Physical sciences, Light and optics, The nature of technology, The design process
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Remote Sensing and Ground Truth Primer

This chapter provides background information to teachers about remote sensing. Topics include the electromagnetic spectrum, sensors and platforms, scale and resolution, geographic information systems, and ground truthing images. The reading is appropriate as well for high school students.
Audience: Elementary school, Middle school, High school
Topic: 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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Odyssey of the Eyes: Advanced

This activity helps students understand the connections between remote-sensing technology, computer imagery and land cover assessment, and models how a satellite sensor communicates information to a computer.
Keywords: False color images, Coding, Image classification
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school
Topic: Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Estimating Biomass Loss from a Large Fire

In this problem set, learners will compare before-and-after satellite images of Greece to answer questions related to biomass loss as a result of the 2007 fires. Answer key is provided. This is part of Earth Math: A Brief Mathematical Guide to Earth Science and Climate Change.
Keywords: Area, Volume, Scale drawing, Landsat, Scale
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Vegetation/land cover, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Mathematics, Measurement, Mathematics, Problem solving
Materials Cost: Free
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Paths - What Are They and Who Makes Them?

Students will complete several activities in which they will describe, draw, examine and explore paths.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2, Elementary school, Elementary school, Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school
Topic: 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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Space Math X

This collection of math problems is based on a weekly series of space and Earth science problems distributed to teachers during the 2013-2014 school year.
Keywords: Mathematics
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school, Higher education, Undergraduate
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Size and scale, Earth and space science, Astronomy, Stars, nebulae and galaxies, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Earth and space science, Solar system, Asteroids and comets, Earth and space science, Solar system, Origin/formation of solar system, Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary atmospheres, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary science, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets, Earth and space science, Solar system, The moon, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Solar-terrestrial interactions, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Mathematics, Algebra, Mathematics, Geometry, Mathematics, Number and operations, Mathematics, Problem solving, The nature of science, The scientific process, The nature of technology, The design process
Materials Cost: Free
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Some Unusual Pathways

Photos and images taken from the space shuttle are used to show unusual paths, such as those created by smoke, camel tracks, lava flows, and river deltas.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2, Elementary school, Elementary school, Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school
Topic: 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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