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)

Stellar Illumination

This is a lesson about discovering distant planets using an Earth-based observing technique called stellar occultation.
Keywords: Pluto, Kuiper Belt Objects
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary atmospheres, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets, Mathematics, Geometry, Mathematics, Measurement, Physical sciences, Light and optics, Physical sciences, Motion and forces
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Guess my Shape

In this inquiry investigation, students explore how light hits things of different shape and form. One real world application to this activity is understanding what we actually observe when we see a solar eclipse.
Keywords: Shadows, Geometric shapes
Audience: Elementary school
Topic: Mathematics, Geometry, Physical sciences, Light and optics, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Where Do They Come From? Impact Crater - Holes in the Ground!

This is a lesson about impact craters; the relationships between crater size, projectile size and projectile velocity; and the transfer of energy in the cratering process.
Keywords: Crater
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Geology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary geology, Mathematics, Algebra, Physical sciences, Energy, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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MRC: Present Skills and Rovers (Grades 6-8)

In this lesson, students participate in a skit presenting a mock-up of a planetary surface rover they designed.
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary science, Engineering and technology, The nature of science, The scientific process, The nature of technology, The design process
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Ice Flows

This is a lesson about how and why ice flows, especially in a large mass such as a glacier. Learners will experience the qualities of viscoelastic materials and view videos of glacial ice flows.
Audience: Pre-kindergarten, Elementary school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Geologic processes, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Geology, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Landforms/geography, Earth and space science, Earth history, Geologic time, Physical sciences, Energy, Physical sciences, Motion and forces, Physical sciences, States of matter, The nature of science, Science and society, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: Over $20
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Traveling on a Rotating Sphere

This lesson applies the science and math of the rotation of a sphere to water and wind movements on Earth. Students are introduced to convection, the Trade Winds and the Coriolis Force.
Keywords: Coriolis Effect, Convection
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Mathematics, Problem solving, Physical sciences, Heat and thermodynamics, Physical sciences, Motion and forces
Materials Cost: Free
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Solar Pizza Box Cooker

In this hands-on activity, learners will build a solar cooker by lining a box with reflective material and adding a translucent cover. A sunny outdoor location for an extended period of time is required for this activity.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, Middle school, High school, Grade 9
Topic: Physical sciences, Heat and thermodynamics
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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How Big is Our Universe? An Exploration through Space and Time

This resource shows how generations of explorers have taken us, step by step, further into the expanse of the universe.
Audience: Informal education, General public, Informal education, Youth public
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Size and scale
Materials Cost: Free
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Fermi Launch Lithograph

This one-page lithograph describes the science of NASA's Fermi mission and the mission objectives. The lithograph includes a student activity to demonstrate how a pulsar generates the pulses of light that we see.
Audience: Informal education, High school programming, Informal education, General public
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Engineering and technology
Materials Cost: Free
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All About Earth: Our World on Stage

Students learn how plants, animals, water, air, and soil are all connected in the Earth system. In this storybook, Simon, Anita, Emily and the rest of Ms. Patel's class gain an understanding of Earth system science while preparing their end of the school year play.
Keywords: Earth system science, Graphic novel, Song, Playacting
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2, Elementary school, Elementary school, Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Life sciences
Materials Cost: Free
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