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)

Who Hits Harder: The Nordic Skier or Aerial Jumper?

Computer modeling is used to estimate physical quantities that are difficult to measure, in this case, the landing shock experienced by ski jumpers. The model uses physical quantities such as the takeoff inclination, takeoff height, the shape of the hill, and the vertical drop to the landing.
Keywords: Numerical model
Audience: High school
Topic: Physical sciences, Motion and forces
Materials Cost: Free
Go To Resource

Paper Model of Comet ISON's Orbit

This paper model shows the orbit of Comet ISON (late 2013) with respect to the innermost planets of the solar system.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, Middle school, High school, Grade 9
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Asteroids and comets
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
Go To Resource

The Scale of Things

This is an activity about size and scale. Learners will create and walk through a distance scale model of the size of the Solar System. This activity requires a straight line distance of approximately 295 meters (300 yards).
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Size and scale, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun
Go To Resource

Keeping the Facts Straight

Students examine a text discussing climate change and identify tools of argumentation: evidence, qualifiers, claims and support. A student worksheet supports the activity.
Keywords: Solar cycle, Evidence and argumentation
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate
Materials Cost: Free
Go To Resource

Space Math - II

This is a booklet containing 24 problem sets that involve a variety of math skills, including scientific notation, simple algebra, and calculus. Each set of problems is contained on one page.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, High school, Grade 9
Topic: Mathematics, Algebra, Mathematics, Geometry, Mathematics, Measurement, Mathematics, Number and operations, Mathematics, Problem solving
Materials Cost: Free
Go To Resource

What Do You Think About Global Climate Change?

In this end-of-unit textbook chapter, students synthesize their understanding of contemporary climate change, consider their personal becomes CO² footprint, research one of the economic impacts of climate change, and compose a statement expressing their personal opinions about climate change poli
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: Free
Go To Resource

Wind, Water, Impact Craters?

Using a plastic tray filled with sand to represent a planetary surface, learners simulate the effects of wind, water, and impacts. They will compare the surface effects they create with actual images of planetary surfaces- and determine the causes of the features in the images.
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, Youth public, Informal education, Families
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Geologic processes, Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary geology, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: $5 - $10
Go To Resource

Year of the Solar System Math Guide

This collection of 160 math problems covers the 20 science topic themes presented by the NASA/JPL Year of the Solar System (YOSS) website, covering the solar system, planets, the search for life, and robotics.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school, Higher education, Undergraduate, Non-majors, Higher education, Technical
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Size and scale, Earth and space science, Earth, moon and sun, Eclipses, 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, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Mathematics, Algebra, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, Mathematics, Geometry, Mathematics, Measurement, Mathematics, Number and operations, Mathematics, Problem solving
Materials Cost: Free
Go To Resource

What Are Physical and Human-made Features?

The activities in this investigation train students to differentiate between physical (natural) and human-made features. Using both space shuttle photographs and satellite images, students will identify some of Earth's prominent natural and human-made features.
Keywords: Landforms
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2, Elementary school, Elementary school, Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Landforms/geography, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
Go To Resource

SciJinks: Why does the Sun have Temper Tantrums?

This article explores the solar cycle and coronal mass ejections. It also links to a variety of related videos. SciJinks is a joint NASA/NOAA educational website targeting middle school-aged children and their educators.
Audience: Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, Youth public
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Space weather
Materials Cost: Free
Go To Resource

Pages