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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NASA eClips™ Real World: History of Winter - Abiotic Conditions

In this video clip, join scientists and teachers as they learn how to measure some of the abiotic conditions of winter. Find out about latent heat, how thermochrons can be used to collect data points and the importance of snow:water equivalents.
Keywords: Careers
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Cryosphere, Earth and space science, Earth, moon and sun, Seasons, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, Mathematics, Measurement, The nature of science
Materials Cost: Free
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Sensing Volcanic Effects from Space

The 1992 eruption of Alaska's Mt. Spurr was captured in satellite images along with photographs taken from the Space Shuttle.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Landforms/geography, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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STEM Careers Exploration

This activity includes a presentation with links to videos about scientists and engineers working with NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (from the Faces of GPM series), as well as other STEM careers videos, followed by a number of links to online career resources.
Keywords: Careers
Audience: Middle school, High school, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, High school programming
Topic: The nature of science, The nature of technology
Materials Cost: Free
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Cosmic Times: Universe Mash-up

Students will use educational materials from NASA's Cosmic Times to create their own mash-up (an image, audio or video created by combining two or more sources of media into a new work).
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Origins and evolution of the universe, Earth and space science, Astronomy, Size and scale, The nature of science, Science and society
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The White Glove Test

Learners will use data from the Student Dust Counter (SDC) Data Viewer to establish any trends in the distribution of dust in the solar system. Students record the number of dust particles, or hits, recorded by the instrument and the average mass of the particles in a given region.
Keywords: Data analysis, Density
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, Grades 6-8
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, The nature of science
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Make a Prism

Learners will make a prism to separate sunlight into different colors. This activity is from the DIY Sun Science app and is for ages 10 and up. It requires a bright sunny day.
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, Families, Informal education, Parents/caregivers
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Magnet Map

This is an activity about mapping magnetic fields. Learners use a test magnet to create a map of the magnetic field region around a bar magnet. A Magnaprobe, or other similar test magnet, is required to do this activity.
Audience: Middle school, High school
Topic: Physical sciences, Electricity and magnetism
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How High Up is Space?

Using the diameter of a pencil as a reference, students calculate and construct a line chart to show the relative height of several altitudinal points such as Earth's atmosphere, the beginning of space, commercial airplane flights, and the Hubble space telescope.
Keywords: Scale activities, Karman line
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Mathematics, Measurement
Materials Cost: Free
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Leaf Classification

In this activity, students learn about hierarchical classification systems and create their own classification system for leaves they collect in the field. They learn about the key characteristics for classification systems and see that there are multiple ways to classify objects.
Keywords: MUC Classification System, Hierarchical classification, Field activity
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, High school
Topic: The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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M82 -The Case of an Odd-looking Galaxy Lithograph

The lithograph contains a Hubble Space Telescope image that shows M82, an edge-on galaxy, undergoing a frenzy of star formation. The text explains the possible causes of the galaxy's unusual appearance and star-birth activity. In the accompanying educational activity, In Search of ...
Audience: High school, Grade 11, Grade 12, Informal education, General public, High school programming
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Stars, nebulae and galaxies
Materials Cost: Free
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