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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Evidence for the Expanding Universe

In this activity, students examine the first line of evidence, galactic motion, for the notion of an expanding universe. By examining the spectrum of light from a galaxy, students can determine whether a galaxy is moving toward or away from us, and how fast.
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, Stars, nebulae and galaxies, Physical sciences, Light and optics
Materials Cost: Free
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GLOBE: Cloud Type Practice

This interactive, web-based tool asks a series of questions to help the learner narrow down the type of cloud they are observing. It can be used both for practice and in the field to identify clouds. This resource is part of The GLOBE Program Atmosphere Protocol eTraining for Clouds.
Keywords: Clouds, eTraining
Audience: Middle school, High school, Vocational/professional development
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere
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Polar Studies: Exploring Relationships Between Insolation and Temperature (Part 1)

In this learning activity, students compare changes in insolation with changes in surface temperature in the polar regions using scientific visualizations of global data sets. Links to readings related to the shrinking ice cap and albedo are included.
Keywords: Arctic, Antarctic, Insolation
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Earth's energy budget, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Cryosphere, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: Free
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Nurturing Life

This is an activity about the requirements of life. Learners will explore what living things need to survive and thrive by creating and caring for a garden plot (outdoors where appropriate) or a container garden (indoors) at the program facility.
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, Youth public, Informal education, Families
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary science, Life sciences, Astrobiology, The nature of science, The scientific process
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Fingerprints in Sunlight Presentation and Activities

This is a set of materials about spectroscopy, including a downloadable PowerPoint presentation and two demonstrations or activities. Learners will read and/or hear about the science of spectroscopy, what a spectrum is, and how spectroscopy is important to the study of our Sun.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2, Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school, Elementary school, Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, Middle school, High school, Grade 9, High school, Grade 10, High school, Grade 11, High school, Grade 12
Topic: Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Physical sciences, Light and optics, Physical sciences, Structure and properties of matter
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The Mathematics of the Simple Oscillator

This is an activity about the mathematics of oscillation.
Audience: High school, Grade 12
Topic: Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, Mathematics, Number and operations, Mathematics, Problem solving
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Tornado in a Box

This chapter provides a series of investigations, ranging from teacher-centered to open inquiry, that involve the formation of clouds in a model cyclone, and demonstrating how the availability of heat (indicated by temperature) affects formation and duration of the cyclone.
Keywords: Cyclone in a box, Low pressure systems, Tornados
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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AstrOlympics

This series of posters illustrates the universality of physical laws by connecting the concepts of rotation, speed, distance, pressure, time, mass, density and acceleration to both Olympic competitions and cosmic phenomena.
Keywords: Astrophysics, Olympics
Audience: Informal education, General public, Informal education, Youth public, Informal education, Families, Informal education, Parents/caregivers
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Size and scale, Earth and space science, Astronomy, Stars, nebulae and galaxies, Physical sciences, Motion and forces
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TRMM at 15: The Reign of Rain

This video summarizes the contributions of NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) toward the understanding of weather and climate, global rainfall, El Niño, and tropical storms, as well as the applications of that science.
Keywords: Tropical cyclones, Hurricanes, Floods, Natural hazards, Precipitation
Audience: Informal education
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: Free
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Goldilocks and the Three Planets

Learners will interpret spectral graphs to determine the atmospheric composition of Earth, Venus, and Mars, and then mathematically compare the amount of the greenhouse gas, CO2, on these planets.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, High school, Grade 9, High school, Grade 10
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary atmospheres, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Physical sciences, Light and optics
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