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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Two Versions of Gravity: Newton and Einstein

The goal of this lesson is for two groups of students to exchange information (e.g., through poster presentations, Podcasts, debates, or PowerPoint presentations) about how two different theories explain a natural phenomenon: Newton's Law of Gravitation and Einstein's General Theory of

Audience: High school, Grade 11, High school, Grade 12
Topic: Physical sciences, Motion and forces, The nature of science
Materials Cost: Free
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Planetary Nebula NGC 2440 Lithograph

The lithograph contains a Hubble Space Telescope image that shows the colorful Planetary Nebula NGC 2440 with one of the hottest known white dwarf stars at its center. The text briefly explains the process of stellar death of sun-like stars and those with a mass greater than eight times the Sun.
Audience: High school, Informal education, General public, High school programming
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Stars, nebulae and galaxies
Materials Cost: Free
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Compass Needles around a Simple Circuit

This is an activity about electromagnetism. Learners will set up a simple circuit using a battery, wire, and knife switch, and then use a compass to map the magnetic field lines surrounding the wire. Next, they will add a coil of wire to the simple circuit and map the magnetic fields again.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, Middle school, High school, Grade 9
Topic: Physical sciences, Electricity and magnetism
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Open Clusters versus Globular Clusters

In this activity, students will describe similarities and differences between galactic star clusters and globular clusters.
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Stars, nebulae and galaxies
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Simple Machines

Learners will gain an understanding of simple machines and how they may be used in our everyday lives. Students will also have an opportunity to design a Rube Goldberg Machine of their own. This is lesson 10 of 16 in the MarsBots robotics learning module.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school
Topic: The nature of technology, The design process
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Discoveries at Willow Creek

In this science-based storybook, students learn about making observations, taking scientific measurements and recording their findings in a science journal. Simon, Anita and Dennis join Hannah, a local scientist, as they compare spring and fall observations of changes they see at Willow Creek.
Keywords: Water cycle, Earth system science, Graphic novel, Reading
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2, Elementary school, Elementary school, Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water
Materials Cost: Free
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Integer Arithmetic

This is a set of one-page problems about the size and area of solar panels used to generate power. Learners will will use integer arithmetic to tally the number of hydrogen, oxygen and carbon atoms in a molecule and determine the number of methane atoms that can result.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary science, Life sciences, Astrobiology, Mathematics, Problem solving
Materials Cost: Free
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Pilots, Airplanes and Tangents of Three (3) Degrees

This exercise shows a practical application of trigonometry in the aviation environment, where student pilots consider the relationship between altitude and distance to complete a landing. It requires a scientific calculator.
Keywords: Trigonometry, Triangles, Right angles, Tangents
Audience: High school
Topic: Mathematics
Materials Cost: $10 - $20
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A History of Forest Use in the Pacific Northwest

This textbook chapter summarizes the changes in the ecosystems found in the world's forests. This is chapter 2 in the unit, A New World View, which introduces global systems science, emphasizing the concepts of environmental diversity, Earth as a system, and sustainability.
Keywords: Logging, Natural resources, Old growth forests, Clearcutting
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Biosphere, Life sciences, Ecology and ecosystems
Materials Cost: Free
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Secchi Disk Interactive

Learn how to build a Secchi disk and use it to make water transparency measurements following the GLOBE protocol for water transparency measurement with a Secchi disk. This resource is part of the GLOBE Program Hydrosphere Protocol eTraining.
Keywords: GLOBE
Audience: Middle school, Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, Middle school, High school, High school, Grade 9, High school, Grade 10, High school, Grade 11, High school, Grade 12, Higher education, Higher education, Undergraduate, Higher education, Undergraduate, Non-majors, Higher education, Undergraduate, Majors, Higher education, Undergraduate, Higher education, Undergraduate, Pre-service teachers
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water
Materials Cost: Free
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