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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Star-forming Nebula NGC 3603 lithograph

This Hubble Space Telescope image captures thousands of sparkling young stars nestled within the star-forming nebula NGC 3603. This stellar "jewel box" is one of the most massive young star clusters in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Audience: High school, Informal education, General public, High school programming
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Stars, nebulae and galaxies
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Show Me the Water

Derived from the Science on a Sphere film entitled "Water Falls," this short (2:50) video presents basic information on the percentage, allocation, and distribution of Earth's usable water.
Keywords: Freshwater, Water resources, Agriculture
Audience: Middle school, Informal education, General public
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water
Materials Cost: Free
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Satellite Drag and the Hubble Space Telescope

In this problem set, learners will analyze a figure showing four re-entry scenarios for the Hubble Space Telescope. Answer key is provided. This is part of Earth Math: A Brief Mathematical Guide to Earth Science and Climate Change.
Keywords: Scale drawing, Unit conversion, Table analysis, Slope, Modeling
Audience: High school
Topic: Mathematics, Measurement, Mathematics, Problem solving
Materials Cost: Free
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Weather Satellite and Orbits

In this interactive, online module, students learn about satellite orbits (geostationary and polar), remote-sensing satellite instruments (radiometers and sounders), satellite images, and the math and physics behind satellite technology.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Physical sciences
Materials Cost: Free
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SciJinks: What is Lake Effect Snow?

This article explains the meteorological causes of lake-effect snow. SciJinks is a joint NASA/NOAA educational website targeting middle school-aged children and their educators. It explores weather and Earth science through articles, videos, images, and games.
Keywords: Meteorology, Snow
Audience: Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, Youth public
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather
Materials Cost: Free
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Model of the MMS Satellite

In this lesson, learners will construct a 3D scale model of one of the MMS satellites. After, they will calculate the octagonal area of the top and bottom of the satellites, given the measurements of the satellite.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school
Topic: Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Mathematics, Geometry, Mathematics, Measurement, Mathematics, Problem solving
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Dawn Mission Video

Leonard Nimoy narrates this a video about NASA's Dawn mission to the asteroids Vesta and Ceres. Learners will follow the mission from paper to launch pad to asteroid belt and beyond. The video features the planning, instrumentation and technological challenges of this unique mission.
Keywords: Satellite mission planning and design
Audience: Middle school, High school, Higher education, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, High school programming, Informal education, General public
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Asteroids and comets, Earth and space science, Solar system, Origin/formation of solar system, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, The nature of science
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Why Is Earth Called the "Water Planet?"

Comparing the amounts of land and water on Earth's surface leads students to discover why it is called the water planet.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2, Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Electricity and Magnetism

This is an activity about electromagnetism and the Sun. First, learners will do a KWL activity using six vocabulary words. Next, they will build an electromagnet and investigate how it works.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Magnetosphere, Physical sciences, Electricity and magnetism
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Discover the Solar Cycle

This is an activity about the periodicity of the solar cycle. Learners will calculate the number of M-class solar flares as a percentage of the total number of X-ray solar flares and graph these results as a function of time.
Audience: Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Solar physics
Materials Cost: Free
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