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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The Loss of Stratospheric Ozone: Where are People at Risk?

This investigation compares changes in ozone above the Arctic and the Antarctic. Students use text, tables, diagrams, images and photos to investigate the human-caused effects, the populations most at risk, and the different international perspectives on solutions.
Keywords: Ultraviolet radiation, SOLVE project
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Physical sciences, Chemistry
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Cosmic Times Jigsaw

In this lesson, students work in cooperative teams to understand the primary scientific advances over the past century that have contributed to our current understanding of the universe.
Keywords: Cosmology, History of science
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Origins and evolution of the universe, Earth and space science, Astronomy, Size and scale, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: Free
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MY NASA DATA: Comparing Temperatures and Solar Radiation for Common Latitudes

Using the MY NASA DATA Live Access Server (LAS), students gather data on both solar radiation and surface temperature for two same-latitude locations. Students then create online graphs of that data to allow for analysis and comparison.
Keywords: Difference Plot, Flux, Overlay plot, Shortwave radiation
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, Physical sciences, Heat and thermodynamics
Materials Cost: Free
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How Is Carbon Dioxide Measured?

In this textbook chapter, scientists studying the concentration of becomes CO² in the atmosphere are profiled. The techniques for measuring and recording carbon dioxide concentrations at the Mauna Loa Observatory are described. A link to a video clip of an interview with NOAA scientist Dr.
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere
Materials Cost: Free
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Faces of GPM: Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum

Research physical scientist, Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum, is featured in this short (~3 min.) video. Dr. Kirschbaum explains how the integration of her initial interest in math and her subsequent interest in the science of natural disasters lead to her career focus of landslide modeling.
Keywords: Careers, Hydrologist
Audience: Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, High school programming, Informal education, General public
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: Free
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Space Math IX

This collection of activities is based on a weekly series of space science mathematics problems distributed during the 2012-2013 school year. They were intended for students looking for additional challenges in the math and physical science curriculum in grades 5 through 12.
Keywords: Mathematics, Space, Real-world, Solar system, Astronomy, Space science
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school
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, Solar system, Asteroids and comets, Earth and space science, Solar system, Origin/formation of solar system, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary geology, 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, Space weather, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Life sciences, Astrobiology, Mathematics, Physical sciences, States of matter, Physical sciences, Structure and properties of matter, The nature of science, The scientific process, The nature of technology, The design process
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Climate Change Online Lab

Students will use NASA's Global Climate Change website to research five of the key indicators (vital signs) of Earth’s climate health. These indicators are: global surface temperature, carbon dioxide concentrations, sea level, Arctic sea ice, and land ice.
Keywords: Carbon dioxide, Sea level, Sea ice, Land ice, Global temperature
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Cryosphere, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, The nature of science, Science and society, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: Free
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The Phoenix Mission: Uncovering Martian Water

This is a lesson about the Phoenix Mars Lander's science mission to use robotic technology to uncover water on Mars. Learners will be introduced to the mission and conduct some simple experiments to learn about the important properties of water and water-ice.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Geologic processes, Physical sciences, States of matter
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Century Timeline

In this lesson, students create a timeline of world events from 1905 until 2006.
Keywords: History of science
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Modulus in Real Life

In this example, a computer scientist describes how the remainder in integer division has utility in pattern recognition and in computer programming.
Keywords: Integer division, Remainder, Range, Domain
Audience: High school
Topic: Mathematics, Number and operations
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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