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)

How Far Away is Saturn?

This is a lesson about the distance to Saturn. Learners will use simple props to create a playground model for size and distance for the Sun, Earth, and Saturn - then walk on their scale model to Saturn.
Keywords: size and scale of the solar system
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Mathematics, Measurement
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Where Are They? Meteorite Sleuths!

This is a lesson about observing and examining meteorites in a Meteorite Sample Disc.
Keywords: meteorite
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Geology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary geology
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Mars By the Book

This is an activity about similarities and differences between the Earth and Mars. Learners will investigate how Mars compares to the Earth, working together to create an Earth-Mars Comparison Poster to post in the program facility/library and share with their community.
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, Youth public, Informal education, Families
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary science
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Spiral Galaxy NGC 3982 Lithograph and In Search of...Spiral Galaxies

This lithograph features an image from the Hubble Space Telescope, showcasing the well-known features of NGC 3982, a face-on spiral galaxy. The accompanying activity, In Search Of...Spiral Galaxies, is a curriculum support tool designed for use as an introductory inquiry activity.
Audience: High school, Informal education, High school programming, Middle school programming, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Stars, nebulae and galaxies
Materials Cost: Free
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You Light up my Life!

In this inquiry investigation, students will learn about how light travels by using mirrors, prisms, and shadow makers. Supplies for this investigation include mirrors, prisms, objects of differing transparency, garden hose or spray bottle, flashlights, overhead projector, water and clipboards.
Keywords: Electromagnetic spectrum, Waves
Audience: Elementary school
Topic: Physical sciences, Light and optics, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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How is the Atmosphere Changing?

In this textbook chapter, students examine the data from Mauna Loa to see that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing. The seasonal signal observed in the data is explained by the growth cycle of plants in the Northern Hemisphere.
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
Materials Cost: Free
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Navigating the Ocean

Navigational tools and methods of early voyagers provide the background and contrast to the satellite images and models used today. Students complete mapping activities based on historical data from Columbus and Blith.
Keywords: Magnetic declination, Dead reckoning, Maps and mapping
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Mathematics, Problem solving, Physical sciences, Motion and forces, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: Free
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Where Do They Come From? Searching for Meteorites

Learners will use water balloons to demonstrate meteorite impacts, use geography to assess various terrains for meteorite recovery, attempt to recover simulated meteorite fragments, make experimental predictions, graph the results, and draw conclusions.
Keywords: Meteorites
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Geology, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Solving a Mixed Up Problem

This is a lesson about using the light from the star during an occultation event to identify the atmosphere of a planet. Learners will add and subtract light curves (presented as a series of geometrical shapes) to understand how this could occur.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, Middle school, High school, Grade 9
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary atmospheres, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Mathematics, Geometry
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Carbon Dioxide Production at Home

In this problem set, learners will consider the "Carbon Footprint" of a family of four in a given context, as well as the US and global averages, and compare that with their own to answer a series of questions.
Keywords: Percentage, Unit conversion, Pie graph
Audience: Middle school, High school, Grade 9
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Mathematics, Number and operations, Mathematics, Problem solving, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: Free
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