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)

The Solar Constant since 1600

In this problem set, learners will analyze a graph of solar irradiance since 1610. Answer key is provided. They will consider average insolation, percent changes and the link between irradiance and climate change.
Keywords: Unit conversion, Graph analysis, Maunder Minimum
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Solar-terrestrial interactions, Mathematics, Number and operations, Mathematics, Problem solving
Materials Cost: Free
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For Good Measure Video

This short video (2:01) uses an engaging approach to emphasize the importance of tracking and studying precipitation.
Keywords: Rain gauge, Precipitation, Water cycle
Audience: Middle school, High school, Higher education, Undergraduate, Non-majors, Informal education, General public
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft
Materials Cost: Free
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Atmospheric Science Mission

In this lesson, students use an online, multimedia module to simulate the techniques that scientists might use to find a planet that has the atmospheric conditions required for human habitability. Learners will learn about NASA research and careers in atmospheric sciences.
Keywords: Careers
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Life sciences, Astrobiology
Materials Cost: Free
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Reflection

In this activity, students learn that infrared light is reflected in the same manner as visible light. Students align a series of mirrors so that they can turn on a TV with a remote control when the remote is not in a direct line with the TV.
Keywords: Invisible light, NSTA2013
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, High school
Topic: Physical sciences, Light and optics
Materials Cost: Free
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Site Seeing: Beginning

In this fieldwork activity, students learn that when setting up a research design a system's boundaries are based on the question(s) a scientist wants to answer.
Keywords: Fieldwork, Environmental observations, Satellite imagery, Ground truth, Observation
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Vegetation/land cover, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: Over $20
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The Fall of the Ruler

This activity shows how an ordinary ruler can measure human reaction time (RT). Learners will convert a standard ruler into a time ruler (relating time and distance) and measure each others RT. They will also calculate means and variances and the RT required to accomplish a specific task.
Keywords: Reaction time, Gravity, Acceleration, Newton's Laws, Experimental psychology
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Mathematics, Measurement, Mathematics, Number and operations
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Exploring Relationships Among Variables Six Months Apart

In this activity, student teams explore connections between parts of the Earth system, by examining a time series of environmental data maps.
Keywords: Insolation, Surface temperature, Precipitation, Cloud fraction, Aerosols, Biosphere, Global data Images
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Earth's energy budget, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: Free
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Kepler Mission Fact Sheet

This 2-page color fact sheet briefly describes NASA's Kepler mission, its instruments, and ground system. Also included are tables listing the instrument parameters and the major institutions involved.
Audience: Informal education, Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, High school programming, Informal education, General public
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft
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Magnetic Earth and the Lithosphere

In this problem set, learners will use a map of satellite data on Earth's surface magnetism and determine coordinates and distances for variations in magnetism. Answer key is provided. This is part of Earth Math: A Brief Mathematical Guide to Earth Science and Climate Change.
Keywords: NanoTeslas, Magnetism, Scale drawing
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Earth's magnetic field, Mathematics, Problem solving
Materials Cost: Free
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NASA eClips™: Launchpad: ICESat-2 - Next Generation Technology

Learn how the second generation of the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite, better known as ICESat-2, is being used to map the ice structures in the world's polar regions.
Keywords: Altimeter, Lasers, Sea ice, Ice sheets, Elevation
Audience: High school, Informal education, High school programming
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Earth's energy budget, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Cryosphere, Engineering and technology, The nature of technology, Technology and society
Materials Cost: Free
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