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)

A Teacher’s Guide to Magnetism and Solar Activity

With a focus on magnetism as it relates to the sun and solar activity, this activity includes an extensive teacher’s guide, nine activities, and three PowerPoint presentations. The guide was developed by the Stanford Solar Center.
Audience: High school, Informal education, High school programming, Informal science education professionals, Middle school programming, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Heliosphere, Magnetosphere, Physical sciences, Electricity and magnetism
Materials Cost: Free
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Illustrated Activity Instructions for "Nurturing Life"

Participants learn about the needs of living things by creating and caring for a garden plot (outdoors where appropriate) or a container garden (indoors) at the program facility.
Keywords: Astrobiology, Biosphere, Vegetation
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Families, Middle school programming
Topic: Life sciences, Astrobiology, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Illustrated Activity Instructions for "Searching for Life"

Participants learn about the characteristics of life and conduct an experiment, searching for life in three different soil samples.This StarNet library science-technology resource features a list of materials, background information, a materials list, and activity guide.
Keywords: Astrobiology Life
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Families, Middle school programming
Topic: Life sciences, Astrobiology, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Curiosity Rover’s Adventure on Mars

Using a 4' vinyl map of Mars, participants code a programmable toy vehicle to travel to designated waypoints.
Keywords: engineering, robotics, coding, programming
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Families, High school programming
Topic: Earth and space science, Planetary science, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, The nature of technology, The design process
Materials Cost: Over $20
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Rover Coder

In this app, users will command a NASA rover to get to various targets on Mars. Programming commands are provided; the number of commands will increase with each advanced level. A second version is included which allows the user to draw on the Martian surface. Requires Android 5.0 and up.
Keywords: Remote sensing, coding, programming
Audience: Elementary school, High school, Informal education, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, The nature of technology, Technology and society
Materials Cost: Free
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NASA Spotlite Moon Phases Interactive Lesson Plan

Through a 5E-based lesson, students in grades 5-8 investigate the phases of the moon. The lesson includes related Next Generation Science Standards, a materials list, background information, pre- and post-assessments, an answer key, and links to related activities.
Keywords: Revolution, Waxing, Waning, Shadow, Reflection
Audience: Elementary school, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth, moon and sun
Materials Cost: Free
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NASA Spotlite Magnets and Metals Interactive Lesson Plan

Through a 5E-based lesson, students in grades 3-5 investigate magnets. The lesson includes related Next Generation Science Standards, a materials list, background information, pre- and post-assessments, an answer key, and links to related activities.
Audience: Elementary school
Topic: Physical sciences, Electricity and magnetism, Motion and forces
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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NASA Spotlite: Sound Waves and Mediums Interactive Lesson

Through a 5E-based lesson, students in grades 5-8 investigate sound waves. The lesson includes related Next Generation Science Standards, a materials list, background information, pre- and post-assessments, and links to related activities.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5
Topic: Physical sciences, Energy, Vibration and waves
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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NASA eClips 4D Guide Lites: Movement of Molecules in States of Matter Spotlite Interactive Lesson

Through a 5E-based lesson, students in grades 5-8 investigate the movement of molecules within a solid. The lesson includes related Next Generation Science Standards, a materials list, background information, pre- and post-assessments, and links to related activities.
Keywords: Molecules, Solid, Vibrate, Absolute Zero
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school programming
Topic: Physical sciences, States of matter, Structure and properties of matter
Materials Cost: Free
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Changes in Climate & Wildfires

In this unit, students investigate the role of climate in the increasing risk of wildfires around the world. The impacts of Arctic Amplification, El Nino Southern Oscillation and Arctic Oscillation are examined through an analysis of NASA datasets.
Keywords: Climate, wildfires, el nino southern, oscillation, arctic, amplification
Audience: High school, Higher education, Undergraduate, Pre-service teachers, Informal education, High school programming, Informal science education professionals
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth's energy budget, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization
Materials Cost: Free
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