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)

Star Light, Star Bright? Finding Remote Atmospheres

This is a lesson about detecting atmospheres of planets. Learners will explore stellar occultation events (by interpreting light curves) to determine if an imaginary dwarf planet "Snorkzat" has an atmosphere.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, Middle school, High school, Grade 9
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary atmospheres, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Physical sciences, Light and optics
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We All Need Soil!

Each student will explore three activities that promote understanding of and respect for soil.
Keywords: Soil
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2, Elementary school, Elementary school, Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Earth System Responses to Natural and Human Induced Changes (Grades 10-12)

This unit focuses on local plant species; students learn to identify common species and will examine their life cycle characteristics as evidence of climate change.
Keywords: Phenology, Dichotomous key, Sequestration, Citizen science
Audience: High school, Grade 10, High school, Grade 11, High school, Grade 12, Informal education, High school programming
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Life sciences, Ecology and ecosystems, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Newton's First Law of Motion: Inertia and Unbalanced Forces

This educational wallsheet illustrates Newton's First Law of Motion. In the related activity, students will discover the properties of inertia and motion, and see how they have very important real-life applications.
Keywords: NSTA2013
Audience: Middle school, High school, Grade 9
Topic: Physical sciences, Motion and forces
Materials Cost: Free
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Climate Kids: Planet Health Report: Sea Ice

One of Earth's vital signs, the extent of sea ice cover in the Arctic, is examined. An image and accompanying text describe the extent and consequences of the reduction in that sea ice.
Keywords: Global warming
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, Youth public
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Cryosphere, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: Free
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Climate Kids: It's Cold! Is Global Warming Over?

The movement of Arctic air, known as the Arctic oscillation, can and will cause periodic extreme winter weather outside the Arctic region - the harsh winter experienced in many parts of the U.S. in 2010 is a recent example. This article explains the connection between the two events.
Keywords: Climate change
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, Youth public
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Cryosphere, Physical sciences, Heat and thermodynamics, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: Free
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SciJinks: Whirlwind Disaster

This article discusses how hurricanes form, are named and categorized. An online game related to hurricanes is included, as is a short video featuring Hurricane Katrina.
Keywords: Hurricanes
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Youth public
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather
Materials Cost: Free
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Dusty Dilemma

Learners will be introduced to the concepts of error analysis, including standard deviation. They will apply the knowledge of averages (means), standard deviation from the mean, and error analysis to their own classroom distribution of heights.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, High school, Grade 9, High school, Grade 10
Topic: Engineering and technology, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, Mathematics, Measurement
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MY NASA DATA: Hurricanes as Heat Engines

In this data analysis activity, students explore how hurricanes extract heat energy from the ocean surface by tracking Hurricane Rita and sampling sea surface temperatures along its path.
Keywords: Authentic data use
Audience: High school, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, Physical sciences, Heat and thermodynamics, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: Free
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Modeling your Water Balance

Students create a physical model illustrating soil water balance using drinking glasses to represent the soil column, and explain how the model can be used to interpret data and form predictions.
Keywords: Mathematical models, Physical models, Evapotranspiration, Hypothesis, Soils
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Geochemical cycles, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Weather, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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