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)

Where Are We?

This is an activity about motion in a frame of reference.
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Asteroids and comets, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Physical sciences, Motion and forces
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LEGO Model of Kepler Planet-finding Method

This model aims to help illustrate the purpose and methodology of NASA's Kepler mission.
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, General public, High school programming, Middle school programming
Topic: The nature of science, The scientific process
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Are Cold Liquids more Dense than Warm Liquids?

This activity promotes student understanding of some of the movements that take place when warmer water and cooler water interface, and how differences in densities, resulting from variations in temperature, set molecules of liquids and gases in motion.
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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What is an Oscillation Period?

This is an activity about oscillation. Learners will observe, time, and graph the data of the side to side motion of the mirror used in the soda bottle magnetometer activity to determine the mirror's oscillation period.
Audience: High school
Topic: Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, Mathematics, Measurement, Physical sciences, Motion and forces
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A Matter of Perspective

Using different perspectives- the unaided eye, a magnifying lens, and a satellite- provides different information.
Keywords: Perspective, Observations
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, Youth public, Informal education, Families, Informal education, Informal science education professionals
Topic: Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Electricity-Watts and Kilowatt-Hours

In this problem set, learners will become familiar with two measures of electricity: watts and kilowatt-Hours. They will calculate the electrical consumption of several household items, such as appliances, as well as its cost. Answer key is provided.
Keywords: Unit conversion, Energy consumption
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school
Topic: Mathematics, Number and operations, Mathematics, Problem solving, The nature of technology, Technology and society
Materials Cost: Free
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What Do I See When I Picture Saturn?

This is a lesson about the Cassini mission to Saturn. Learners will create their Saturn Discovery Logs. They will use the Saturn Discovery Log to chronicle their journey of discovery about Saturn and Cassini through nonfiction writing.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Wavelength and Energy

This is an activity about wavelength and frequency. Using a 30 to 50 foot rope and two volunteers, learners will observe as one end of the rope is shaken and wavelength patterns are created.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school
Topic: Physical sciences, Light and optics, Physical sciences, Vibration and waves
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The Earth and the Moon

This is an activity about the relative sizes of the Earth and the Moon and the distance between them. Learners will inflate a balloon to the approximate size of the moon in relation to a standard globe.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Size and scale, Earth and space science, Earth, moon and sun, Eclipses, Mathematics, Measurement
Materials Cost: Free
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Reflectivity Fingerprints

In this problem set, learners will analyze a table on the reflectivity of various substances to three kinds of wavelengths in order to answer a series of questions. Answer key is provided. This is part of Earth Math: A Brief Mathematical Guide to Earth Science and Climate Change.
Keywords: Wavelength, Inquiry
Audience: Middle school, High school, Grade 9
Topic: Mathematics, Problem solving, Physical sciences, Light and optics, Physical sciences, Structure and properties of matter
Materials Cost: Free
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