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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SciJinks: What is a Heat Wave?

This article explains the causes of heat waves. SciJinks is a joint NASA/NOAA educational website targeting middle school-aged children and their educators. It explores weather and Earth science through articles, videos, images, and games.
Audience: Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, Youth public
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather
Materials Cost: Free
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Exploring the Environment: Global Climate Change

This series of modules are designed to increase student's knowledge of climate change science and the issues surrounding the complex interactions of Earth’s physical and biological spheres.
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate
Materials Cost: Free
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Faces of GPM: Engineers

This short video includes interviews with several key engineers who built and tested the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Keywords: Careers
Audience: Middle school, High school, Informal education, General public, Informal education, Youth public
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, Engineering and technology, The nature of science, The scientific process, The nature of technology, The design process
Materials Cost: Free
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory: Coloring & Activity Book

This 28-page coloring and activity book includes general information on X-ray astronomy, Chandra and the STS-93 mission. It also looks at black holes, supernovas, galaxy clusters and more. Each image is accompanied by a summary of information.
Audience: Informal education, Youth public
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Stars, nebulae and galaxies, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Physical sciences, Light and optics
Materials Cost: Free
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Discovering Planet "X"

Learners will explore the concept of parallax (the apparent displacement of an object caused by a change in the viewer's position) and then simulate the discovery of Pluto with a Blink Comparator via an online interactive.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets, Physical sciences, Light and optics
Materials Cost: Free
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Afterschool Universe

This astronomy program is designed for middle school children in out-of-school-time settings. The program explores basic astronomy concepts (like invisible light, telescopes) and focuses on the universe outside the solar system (stars, galaxies, black holes).
Audience: Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, Informal science education professionals
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy
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Ratios, Proportions, Similarity

This is a set of one-page problems about the size of planets compared to Earth. Learners may use ratios to compare planets within our solar system or those outside of our solar system with the Earth.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Mathematics, Problem solving
Materials Cost: Free
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Learning from Slide Rules

This resource describes the slide rule as an analog computer, and uses the slide rule to demonstrate the concept of isomorphism, which is one of the most pervasive and important concepts in mathematics.
Keywords: Isomorphism, Analog computer, Commutative, Associative property, Logarithmic function
Audience: High school
Topic: Mathematics, Number and operations
Materials Cost: Free
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Towards a Sustainable World

Readings in this chapter guide student reflection on sustainability of the planet, and whether the Earth system is near a tipping point, where ecosystems will reorganize and seek a new equilibrium, with consequences for biodiversity.
Keywords: Tragedy of the Commons, Aquatic ecosystems, Sustainability, Human impact
Audience: High school
Topic: Life sciences, Ecology and ecosystems
Materials Cost: Free
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MRC: Investigate Mars (Grades 3-5)

This lesson plan uses the 5E learning cycle and is designed around an essential question: How do I know when I’ve found important information in my reading?
Keywords: Language arts
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary science, Engineering and technology, The nature of science, The nature of technology, The design process
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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