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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Space Place: Hail King of the Ice Dwarfs

On this webpage, learners will read fun facts about Pluto and explore why it is no longer considered a planet.
Keywords: Dwarf planet
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, Youth public
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: Free
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How to Draw Magnetic Fields - II

This is an activity about depicting magnetic polarity.
Audience: High school
Topic: Physical sciences, Electricity and magnetism
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Earth & Mars: As Different as They are Alike

This poster shows comparison images of Earth and Mars on the front, with 11 Mars activities on the back.
Audience: Elementary school, Middle school, High school, Informal education, General public, Informal education, Youth public
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets
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The Size of Things

In this hands-on activity, learners begin by estimating the size of each planet in our Solar System and Pluto and making each out of playdough or a similar material.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Size and scale, Earth and space science, Earth, moon and sun, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets
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Water Conservation

This activity was developed to get students thinking about the many ways that people use freshwater and how we can conserve this precious and fundamental natural resource.
Keywords: Water cycle, Earth system, Conservation
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: Free
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Across Space and Time

In this kinesthetic activity, students will demonstrate how two spacecraft are able to document a space weather event across the Van Allen radiation belts better than one spacecraft can.
Keywords: Kinesthetic activity
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Magnetosphere, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Space weather, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, The nature of technology
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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The Source of Energy Lab

In this activity about the Sun's influence on plant growth, learners will create a plant box and observe that a plant will grow towards the Sun, its primary source of energy.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2, Elementary school, Elementary school, Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school, Elementary school, Middle school, Grades 6-8
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun
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Data, Predictions and Linear Functions

Students will learn about the Big Bang theory of the universe through reading a NASA press release and viewing a NASA eClips™ video segment. They will use simple linear equations to analyze data that reveals the expansion and early history of the universe after the Big Bang.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Stars, nebulae and galaxies, Mathematics, Algebra
Materials Cost: Free
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Tracking Solar Flares Activity

This is an activity about identifying solar flares.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, 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, Higher education, Undergraduate
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Plasma physics, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Solar physics
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Rotational Motion and Rocket Launches

In this problem set, students are led through a series of calculations to determine the best launch site for a TV satellite.
Keywords: Rotation
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Mathematics, Geometry, Mathematics, Problem solving
Materials Cost: Free
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