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)

What is Wind Chill?

This resource introduces the concept of wind chill, the formula used to measure it and relates it to the causes of hypothermia. A simple experiment using a pie pan, sand, fan and a thermometer demonstrates this concept.
Keywords: Wind chill, Computation, Exponents, Cold weather
Audience: Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, Mathematics, Number and operations, Physical sciences, Heat and thermodynamics
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Exploring Relationships Among Variables in a Particular Month

In this activity, student teams explore the connections between parts of the Earth system by examining a time series of environmental data maps.
Keywords: Global data images, Scientific visualization
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, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: Free
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How Do We Get There?

This is a lesson/briefing about the Dawn mission and the significance of its ion propulsion system.
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Asteroids and comets, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Physical sciences, Energy, Physical sciences, Chemistry, Physical sciences, Motion and forces, The nature of technology, The design process
Materials Cost: Free
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Sand or Rock: Finding Out from 1000 km

Learners will measure temperature of two different surfaces; sand and stone; on a sunny day, make a series of temperature measurements, and plot the results. Extensions include experimenting with different materials, using temperature sensors and noncontact infrared thermometers.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary geology, Mathematics, Measurement, Physical sciences, Heat and thermodynamics, Physical sciences, Structure and properties of matter, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Looking Back in Time

This lesson plan will provide a concrete way for students to understand the concept of distance in space equals distance in time. This is done using information gathered from a timeline activity in Lesson 1: Earth, the Universe, and Culture.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Origins and evolution of the universe, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft
Materials Cost: Free
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Solar Convection

Learners will use hot and cold water to see how fluids at different temperature move around in convection currents. This activity is from the DIY Sun Science app and is for ages 10 and up.
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, Families, Informal education, Parents/caregivers
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Super Star Meets the Plucky Planet... Or, how Earth and Sun come to mutual understanding and respect

This is an animated and narrated storybook about the Sun and its effects on Earth. Learners will read or hear about characteristics of the Sun and Earth that influence their interaction.
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, General public, Informal education, Families, Informal education, Informal science education professionals
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun
Materials Cost: Free
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A Simple Model for Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

In this problem set, learners will create and use a differential equation of rate-of-change of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Keywords: Keeling Curve, Gigaton, Differential equation, Carbon sink, Model
Audience: High school, Grade 10, High school, Grade 11, High school, Grade 12
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Mathematics, Algebra, Mathematics, Problem solving, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: Free
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What Heats the Earth's Interior?

In this textbook chapter, students learn about the source of the Earth's internal heat engine, convection in the Earth's core, the role of superplumes in Earth's history, and the influence of tectonic activity on the Earth's climate.
Keywords: Universal law of gravitation, Magma, Plate tectonics, Carbon cycle
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Geologic processes, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Geology
Materials Cost: Free
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Chandra Photo Album

This collection features images taken by the Chandra X-ray Observatory, including image descriptions and comparison with optical images. Search options include chronological listings, images by category, and images by interest such as multi-wavelength and top rated images.
Audience: Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, High school programming, Informal education, General public
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Earth and space science, Solar system
Materials Cost: Free
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