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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Moon Pie

Learners will work in teams to apply their knowledge about the Moon, its environment, and the LRO mission to match responses to Moon questions. With the correct responses, they build a picture of the Moon. This activity is part of Explore! To the Moon and Beyond!
Keywords: Lunar environment, Extreme environments
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, The moon
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Barometer Basics

This experimental activity is designed to develop a basic understanding of the interrelationship between temperature and pressure and the structure of a device made to examine this relationship.
Keywords: Barometer, Eardrum
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Physical sciences, Structure and properties of matter, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Magnetic Math

This is a booklet containing 37 space science mathematical problems, several of which use authentic science data. The problems involve math skills such as unit conversions, geometry, trigonometry, algebra, graph analysis, vectors, scientific notation, and many others.
Audience: Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Earth's magnetic field, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Magnetosphere, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Solar-terrestrial interactions, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Space weather, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Plasma physics, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Solar physics, Mathematics, Algebra, Mathematics, Geometry, Mathematics, Measurement, Mathematics, Number and operations, Mathematics, Problem solving
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MRC: Spacecraft Structure and Design (Grades 6-8)

Learners will investigate probes and rovers to learn how they are built, learn about the propulsion, navigation, controls and daily handling of spacecraft, gather, and analyze data from multiple sources on the internet, and understand how rovers communicate with Earth.
Keywords: Spacecraft structure
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 - $5
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To Spread or Not to Spread

In this introduction to contrails, students explore both the origin and the three types of contrails. An indoor activity using tempera paint precedes outdoor observations and analyses of actual contrails.
Keywords: Clouds
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2, Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Rotating Rings of Ice

Learners will create a three-dimensional model of Saturn and its rings. The model will show the particle nature and structure of the rings. Students also write about the model in this lesson.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets, Physical sciences, States of matter
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Space Place: What is Science?

This article defines and describes science. A sample experiment outlining the investigation of the autumnal color change of maple leaves is included. The article is targeted to children ages 10-12.
Audience: Informal education, Youth public
Topic: The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: Free
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NASA eClips™ Launchpad: The Life Cycle of a Star

Each of us is made from star stuff. But how are stars formed? Take a closer look at the life cycles of stars and learn where stars come from, how they've changed, and what happens to stars when their lives come to an end. Find out about your connection to the cosmos.
Keywords: Star classification, HR DIagram, Physical properties of stars, Chemical change
Audience: High school, Informal education, High school programming
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Stars, nebulae and galaxies, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Solar physics, Physical sciences, Heat and thermodynamics, Physical sciences, Energy
Materials Cost: Free
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What Do We Know About The Sun?

This is an activity about what individuals already know about the Sun. Learners will brainstorm and share with the group their prior knowledge about the Sun. This is Activity 1 of the Sun As a Star afterschool curriculum.
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, Youth public, Informal education, Informal science education professionals
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun
Materials Cost: Free
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Rain Gauge Activity

In this activity, students face an engineering challenge based on real-world applications. They are tasked with developing a tool they can use to measure the amount of rain that falls each day.
Keywords: Precipitation, Rain gauge, Meteorology
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Mathematics, Measurement, Physical sciences, States of matter, The nature of science, Science and society, The nature of technology, The design process
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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