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.
1604 result(s)

Star Power! Discovering the Power of Sunlight

Learners will consider the essential question, "How much energy does sunlight provide to the Earth and what is its role in the Earth’s energy resources?" Activities include building a device to measure the solar constant - the amount of energy in sunlight - calculating the amount of ene
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Solar-terrestrial interactions, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Solar physics, Mathematics, Algebra, Mathematics, Measurement, Mathematics, Problem solving, Physical sciences, Heat and thermodynamics, Physical sciences, Energy, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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US Electrical Energy Consumption

In this problem set, learners will analyze a table of annual electrical consumption by state in gigaWatt-hours (gWh) to answer a series of questions. They will also consider the carbon dioxide produced as a result of this consumption. Answer key is provided.
Keywords: Unit conversion, Table analysis
Audience: Middle school, High school, Grade 9
Topic: Mathematics, Number and operations, Mathematics, Problem solving, The nature of technology, Technology and society
Materials Cost: Free
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ClimateBits: Monsoons

This brief (1:55) video describes the tropical monsoon weather pattern using global imagery of clouds, precipitation and fires visible from space. The discussion of the cycle also includes the impacts on people and on farming.
Keywords: Tropics
Audience: Informal education
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: Free
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Build a Colony!

In this activity, learners consider the requirements for human life beyond Earth's protection: air to breathe, plentiful food, shielding from ultraviolet light, power, etc.
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, The moon
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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The Water Cycle

This lesson was developed to give participants an understanding of Earth's water cycle.
Keywords: Water cycle, Earth systems
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Geochemical cycles, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Physical sciences, States of matter
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Cassini Science Investigation: Can a Spacecraft Use Solar Panels at Saturn?

This is a lesson about light in the outer solar system. Learners will demonstrate the effect of the inverse square law of illumination with distance and connect this to the functioning of solar panels at Saturn.
Keywords: Current, Illumination, Inverse Square Law, Voltage
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Physical sciences, Light and optics, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: $10 - $20
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What Effect Do They Have? Historical Meteorite Falls

Learners will read about large historical meteors and meteorites falls, discuss the effects on people, and compare their reactions with those in recorded history. Suggestions for student mapping and vocabulary words are included. This is lesson 15 of 19 in Exploring Meteorite Mysteries.
Keywords: Meteorites, Reading
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Geology, Earth and space science, Earth history, Geologic time
Materials Cost: Free
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ClimateBits: UV Index

This brief (1:53) video describes the UV (Ultraviolet) index and presents a visual range of its monthly strength at Earth's surface. The factors that influence that range- the sun's angle, ozone thickness, clouds, air pollution, surface reflection, and land elevation- are presented.
Keywords: Solar radiation, Ultraviolet Radiation
Audience: Informal education
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Earth's energy budget, Physical sciences, Energy, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: Free
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HESSI Spacecraft Model

In this activity, learners work in teams to construct specific components of a model of the High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (HESSI) spacecraft. Afterwards, the teams make presentations on the results of their effort.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school
Topic: Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft
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Eclipse Across America Flyer

Download and post this 8.5" X 11" English-Spanish flyer to help spread the word about the August 2017 total solar eclipse.
Keywords: 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
Audience: Informal education
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth, moon and sun, Eclipses
Materials Cost: Free
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