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)

Magnetic Field and Life

This is a lesson where learners explore magnetic forces, fields, and the relationship between electricity. Learners will use this information to infer how the Earth generates a protective magnetic field.
Keywords: Magnetic fields
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Geology, Life sciences, Astrobiology
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Exploring the Spectrum

This activity introduces students to the visible light spectrum, and demonstrates what happens to the appearance of an image when certain wavelengths of light are blocked by filters or made visible using special tools. Students are lead through experiments with light and filters, demonstrating th
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Physical sciences, Light and optics
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Dangers of Radiation Exposure

This is a lesson about radiation and the various sources of radiation that a spacecraft may encounter in its journey.
Keywords: Radiation
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary science, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Physical sciences, Chemistry
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Water Walk

In this field activity, students conduct a visual survey of a hydrology study site, and collect information about land cover and water quality. These observations are used to stimulate research-able questions about land cover and water chemistry that can be the focus of future investigations.
Keywords: Hydrology, Field activity, Archival data, Field observations
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Vegetation/land cover, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: Free
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Searching for Life on Mars

This is a lesson about the search for life on Mars. Learners will participate in three activities. In the first activity (Imaginary Martians) learners will compare a fictional organism with what they know about life on Mars today.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Planets, Life sciences, Astrobiology
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GLAST Launch Fact Sheet

This four-page color brochure describes the science of NASA's GLAST mission, as well as providing tables that summarize the instrumental parameters and the mission participants.
Audience: Informal education, Informal education, High school programming, Informal education, General public
Topic: Engineering and technology
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The Sun as a Star

This is an activity about perspective. Learners will examine pictures of objects up close and far away to try and figure out what they are.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Size and scale, Earth and space science, Astronomy, Stars, nebulae and galaxies, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun
Materials Cost: Free
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Make a UV Detector

On a bright, sunny day, learners will use tonic water to detect ultraviolet (UV) light from the Sun. This activity is from the DIY Sun Science app and is for ages 7 and up
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, Families, Informal education, Parents/caregivers
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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NuSTAR Paper Model

This is a paper model of the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) satellite.
Keywords: X-ray optics, Paper model
Audience: Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, High school programming, Informal education, Youth public
Topic: Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Physical sciences, Light and optics
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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NASA eClips™️ Real World: Scaling the Solar System

Focusing on the size of our solar system, these two short videos address both its vastness and the measurement of its distances. Part One defines the limits of the solar system; Part Two introduces the Astronomical Unit (AU) and applies it to distances within the solar system.
Keywords: Solar system, Planet, Asteroid, Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud
Audience: Middle school, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, High school programming, Informal education, General public, Informal education, Youth public, Informal education, Informal science education professionals, Vocational/professional development
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Size and scale, Mathematics, Algebra, Mathematics, Measurement
Materials Cost: Free
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