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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Exploring Washington, DC, from Space

In this problem set, learners will analyze an image of Washington, DC, taken from orbit. They will determine scale and take measurements of several features in the image. A link to more images taken from the International Space Station and the answer key are provided.
Keywords: Scale drawing, Scale, Unit conversion, Area
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school, Middle school, Grades 6-8
Topic: Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Mathematics, Measurement, Mathematics, Problem solving
Materials Cost: Free
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MMS Bookmark Activity

This is a lithograph about NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission, or MMS. Learners will cut out and assemble a colorful 3D model of an MMS spacecraft. Web links, additional facts, and QR codes are included for audiences to access more information.
Audience: Informal education, Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, High school programming, Informal education, General public, Informal education, Youth public, Informal education, Families, Informal education, Parents/caregivers, Informal education, Informal science education professionals
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Earth's magnetic field, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Solar-terrestrial interactions, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Solar physics, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft
Materials Cost: Free
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Melting Ice

In this lesson, students explore a discrepant event when they design an experiment to measure the rate that ice melts when in pure water versus salt water.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, High school
Topic: Physical sciences, Energy, Physical sciences, Structure and properties of matter
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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How Does Color Help Us Understand Images From Space?

Color is an important tool used in studying and interpreting satellite images.
Keywords: Biosphere, Mapping
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2, Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school
Topic: Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Earth's Energy Budget Poster

This poster includes an energy budget diagram on the front depicting our best understanding of energy flows into and away from the Earth.
Audience: Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Earth's energy budget
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Earth Exploration Toolbook: Exploring Air Quality in Aura NO2 Data

In this chapter, students will explore relationships between air quality and population density using the image visualization tool, Google Earth.
Keywords: Google Earth
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: Free
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Angular Measure

Students will learn about the Transit of Venus through reading a NASA press release and viewing a NASA eClips™ video that describes several ways to observe transits.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets, Earth and space science, Solar system, The moon, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Mathematics, Geometry, Mathematics, Number and operations, Mathematics, Problem solving
Materials Cost: Free
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Cooling with Sunshades

Learners will construct a simple device to measure how effective different materials are for protecting against sunlight, explain how heat relates to the motion of atoms and molecules, describe how heat can be transmitted from one place to another, explain how sunlight arriving on Earth interacts
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary atmospheres, Mathematics, Algebra, Physical sciences, Heat and thermodynamics, Physical sciences, Energy, Physical sciences, Chemistry, Physical sciences, States of matter, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Geometry and Angle Relationships

This is a set of one-page problems about distance craft travel on Mars. Learners will use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine distance between a series of hypothetical exploration sites within Gale Crater on Mars.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8
Topic: Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Mathematics, Geometry, Mathematics, Problem solving
Materials Cost: Free
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Moon in Action

Learners go outside on a clear evening and view the sky to see the Moon for themselves. Using sky charts, children navigate the Moon’s impact craters, flat plains (maria), and mountains with the naked eye and binoculars or telescopes.
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, General public, Informal education, Youth public, Informal education, Families
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth, moon and sun, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary science, Earth and space science, Solar system, The moon
Materials Cost: Free
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