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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TRMM at 15: The Reign of Rain

This video summarizes the contributions of NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) toward the understanding of weather and climate, global rainfall, El Niño, and tropical storms, as well as the applications of that science.
Keywords: Tropical cyclones, Hurricanes, Floods, Natural hazards, Precipitation
Audience: Informal education
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: Free
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Goldilocks and the Three Planets

Learners will interpret spectral graphs to determine the atmospheric composition of Earth, Venus, and Mars, and then mathematically compare the amount of the greenhouse gas, CO2, on these planets.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, High school, Grade 9, High school, Grade 10
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary atmospheres, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Physical sciences, Light and optics
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Light Detectives: Using WISE Data to Identify Brown Dwarfs and ULIRGs

Using three images from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission, students measure and analyze infrared light from objects to identify Brown Dwarfs and Ultra-Luminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs).
Keywords: real data, image processing software SalsaJ,
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Size and scale, Earth and space science, Astronomy, Stars, nebulae and galaxies
Materials Cost: Free
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Probability and Traffic Signals

Using the simple example of calculating the probability of reaching a traffic light while green, students are shown how to build a mathematical model using a very commonly-taught formula (sum of first n integers) to solve a rather practical problem.
Audience: High school
Topic: Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability
Materials Cost: Free
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Is There Life Out There? Community Survey

In this activity, students survey other people to find out their thoughts about life beyond Earth and compare their ideas with visitors to the Cosmic Questions exhibit.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Life sciences, Astrobiology, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability
Materials Cost: Free
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ClimateBits: Ozone Layer

This brief (1:46) video explains the stratospheric ozone layer and its role in absorbing harmful UV radiation from the sun. The visualization shows how the thickness of the ozone layer varies with air flow aloft and seasons, and where the biggest changes occur.
Keywords: Ultraviolet radiation, Stratosphere
Audience: Informal education
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Physical sciences, Chemistry, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: Free
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Scale Models and Diagrams

This is a set of one-page problems about the scale of objects in images returned by spacecraft. Learners will measure scaled drawings using high-resolution images of the lunar and martian surfaces.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8
Topic: Mathematics, Geometry, Mathematics, Measurement
Materials Cost: Free
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Electromagnetic Math

This book offers an introduction to the electromagnetic spectrum using examples of data from a variety of NASA missions and satellite technologies.
Audience: Middle school, High school
Topic: Mathematics, Physical sciences, Electricity and magnetism, Physical sciences, Vibration and waves
Materials Cost: Free
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KWL-Robotics

This is a lesson about robotic exploration of the solar system. Learners will review what they know and what they would like to know, and then revisit their (KWL) chart throughout the MarsBots learning module. This is lesson 9 of 16 in the MarsBots learning module.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school
Topic: Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, The nature of technology
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Why Are There Seasons?

Learners will investigate the reason for seasons on Earth.
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth, moon and sun, Seasons, The nature of science, The scientific process
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