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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All About Earth: Our World on Stage

Students learn how plants, animals, water, air, and soil are all connected in the Earth system. In this storybook, Simon, Anita, Emily and the rest of Ms. Patel's class gain an understanding of Earth system science while preparing their end of the school year play.
Keywords: Earth system science, Graphic novel, Song, Playacting
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2, Elementary school, Elementary school, Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Life sciences
Materials Cost: Free
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The Satellites' Flight Configuration

In this lesson, learners will first watch a video about the orbit and formation of the MMS satellites to learn about their flight configuration. After, they will research similar facts about other types of satellites.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school
Topic: Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Mathematics, Geometry, Mathematics, Measurement, Mathematics, Problem solving
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Is There Life on Other Worlds? The Drake Equation

This activity uses Dr. Drake's framework to have students consider the implications of each term and make their own estimates of life in the Milky Way galaxy. This activity is part of a guide that was developed in conjunction with the Cosmic Questions exhibit and complements a museum visit.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability
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International Space Station LABS: Mathematics Activity 1 Surface Area: Saving Space Station Power

This is an activity about using solar arrays to provide power to the space station. Learners will solve a scenario-based problem by calculating surface areas and determining the amount of power or electricity the solar arrays can create.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, Middle school
Topic: Engineering and technology, Mathematics, Physical sciences, Energy, The nature of technology
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Does What You See Depend On Where You Are?

In this activity, students compare and contrast the visual perspectives that result when viewing objects from different distances. In part one of this lesson, students view simple shapes from varying distances and record their observations.
Keywords: Satellite images
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2, Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Landforms/geography, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Scale Model of Sun and Earth

This is a lesson about size and scale, also called the Solar Pizza. Learners, or the facilitator, will cut out scaled images of the Sun and Earth and walk them approximately sixty-five feet apart to simultaneously show the size scale and distance scale of the Sun and Earth.
Audience: Informal education
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Size and scale, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun
Materials Cost: Free
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What is Life?

This is a lesson about the definition of life. Learners will compare real and fake or live and dead objects and brainstorm ideas about what life is; refine the definition by playing 20 Questions to identify an object or organism; and test the definition by comparing "mystery" samples.
Keywords: Definition of life
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school
Topic: Life sciences, Astrobiology
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Simulate Natural Selection With Beetles

In this simulation activity, students experiment with a population of M&M candies or paper dot "beetles" to test how well each color is adapted to survive on a field of colorful wrapping paper or fabric.
Audience: High school
Topic: Life sciences, Ecology and ecosystems
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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How do Atmospheres Affect Planetary Temperatures? Activity B How do Atmospheres Produce their Effect Upon Surface Temperatures?

In this kinesthetic activity, the concept of energy budget is strengthened as students conduct three simulations using play money as units of energy, and students serve as parts of a planetary radiation balance model.
Keywords: Infrared radiation, Greenhouse gases, Simulation, Energy Budget, Climate change, Radiation balance model, Greenhouse effect, Feedback loops, System interactions
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Earth processes, Earth's energy budget, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary atmospheres, Life sciences, Ecology and ecosystems
Materials Cost: Free
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Space Place: Let's Go to Mars!

Learners will decide on the appropriateness of items to take on a long trip to Mars and take into consideration the effects of zero gravity, limited electrical power, etc.
Keywords: Mars exploration
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school, Grade 9, High school, Grade 10, Informal education, Youth public
Topic: Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft
Materials Cost: Free
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