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)

What is a Planet?

This is a lesson about the characteristics of planets, comets, asteroids, and trans-Neptunian objects.
Keywords: Planet classification, Debate
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Asteroids and comets, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets
Materials Cost: Free
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Cloud Fun

In this activity, students create their own cumulus cloud out of white paper and mount it on blue paper. Students will also complete the Cloud Fun Student Activity Sheet that includes a description of the cloud and what the weather was like on the day the cloud was observed.
Keywords: Clouds, Graphic novel
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Comet Mystery Boxes

Learners will explore the physical characteristics of comets by reaching into a series of boxes and feeling the materials and structures within.
Keywords: Stardust-NeXT
Audience: Elementary school, Middle school, 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, Solar system, Asteroids and comets, Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary science
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Could a World of Swimmers Raise Sea Level?

In the state of Maryland, a local politician once claimed that sea level is rising because there are too many people putting boats on the open ocean. Could that result in a significant sea level rise, perhaps even destroy low-lying nations such as Bangladesh?
Keywords: Sea level rise, Buoyancy
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Mathematics, Physical sciences, Motion and forces
Materials Cost: Free
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Astro-Venture Atmosphere Unit - Conclusion: Summarizing Learning

In this concluding lesson to the Astro-Venture Atmospheric Unit, students review and summarize their learning in a final project. Learners will draw and explain concept maps that show how the gases in the atmosphere interact with many different systems to support human habitability.
Keywords: Habitability
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Life sciences, Astrobiology
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Collaborative Decision Making

This module is about collaboration and communication strategies that are used during mission design. Learners will strengthen their understanding of and ability to use collaborative processes and communication practices to clarify, conceptualize, and make decisions.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, High school
Topic: Engineering and technology, The nature of technology
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MRC: Brainstorm and Preliminary Design (Grades 6-8)

Learners will identify, become familiar with and use the Engineering Design Process, use the engineering design process to sketch a reasonable drawing of the rover that will be built, use the steps of the engineering design process to build a Mars Rover prototype, develop a concept map to communi
Keywords: Spacecraft structure
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary science, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, Mathematics, Measurement, The nature of technology, The design process
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Newton's Law of Gravitation

The two activities included in this guide introduce students to the principles behind Newton's Law of Gravitation. The guide provides teachers with background information, preparation suggestions for each activity, as well as material lists, and demonstrations.
Audience: Middle school, High school, Grade 9
Topic: Physical sciences, Motion and forces
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Kinesthetic Big Bang

In this activity, students will model the time after the Big Bang when the first nuclei of hydrogen and helium were created. The students will move and display cards that show the elements that are formed.
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Origins and evolution of the universe, Physical sciences, Structure and properties of matter
Materials Cost: Free
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ICESat-2 Ice Cores Activity

After reading the accompanying background information, students create an ice core using a tennis ball container and an assortment of dyes and craft supplies. Students measure the thickness and determine the age of each layer.
Keywords: Layers, Snow, Satellite
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Cryosphere, Mathematics, Measurement
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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