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)

Sunrise, Sunset Activity

This is an activity about how the Sun can affect the Earth's atmosphere, specifically the ionosphere.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, Middle school, High school, Grade 9, High school, Grade 10, High school, Grade 11, High school, Grade 12, Higher education, Undergraduate
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Plasma physics, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Solar physics, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability
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Technology Through Time: Chichén Itzá

This web page features a short essay about the equinox solar alignments of the pyramid of Kulkulkan at Chichen Itza. It can be used by educators as background information or as a reading assignment for learners.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth, moon and sun, Seasons
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NASA eClips™ Real World: Ozone Alerts

In this video clip, viewers learn how NASA's SAGE III instrument is providing valuable information to help understand how our global Earth system is changing. Find out the difference between good ozone and bad ozone.
Keywords: Ozone, Careers
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability
Materials Cost: Free
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A Guide to Collecting Micrometeorites

Microscopic meteorites routinely reach Earth's surface. While challenging to find and identify, this activity provides techniques for searching for them in the local environment.
Keywords: Meteorites
Audience: Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, High school programming, Informal education, Informal science education professionals, Vocational/professional development
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Origins and evolution of the universe, Earth and space science, Solar system, Asteroids and comets, Earth and space science, Solar system, Origin/formation of solar system
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Why Is Snow Important in the Southwestern United States?

Water supply in the Southwestern United States depends on snow. Students discover its importance through analysis and evaluation of data, satellite images, space shuttle photos, and ground-based observations, and then apply their findings in a role-play.
Keywords: Snowpack
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Life sciences, Ecology and ecosystems, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, Mathematics, Problem solving, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Trip to the Sun

This is an activity about the size and scale of the Sun-Earth system. Learners will take an imaginary trip to the Sun by comparing images of the Sun and Earth at different points in altitude above the Earth.
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Size and scale, Earth and space science, Earth, moon and sun, Seasons
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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How Big, How Far, How Hot, How Old?

This is an activity about scale. Participants will arrange imagery of Earth and many other space objects in order of their size from smallest to largest, their distance from Earth's surface, their temperature from coolest to hottest, and/or their age from youngest to oldest.
Keywords: Comparative sizes, Comparative distances, Comparative temperatures, Comparative ages
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, High school programming, Informal education, General public, Informal education, Youth public, Informal education, Families
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Size and scale, Earth and space science, Solar system, Origin/formation of solar system, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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From the Blue Planet to the Red Planet

In this full-dome, digital planetarium show, NASA source material is used to build an environment where historical Mars footage is combined with real characters and computer simulations to present a possible future in which the planet is explored by human scientists.
Keywords: Mars-Earth comparison
Audience: Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, General public, Informal education, Youth public, Informal education, Families
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets
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Mars Match Game

This activity is about Mars and the similarities and differences between Mars and Earth. Learners will compare physical properties of Earth to those of Mars and investigate images of features on Mars to try to find similar features in images of the Earth.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary geology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets
Materials Cost: Free
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Where Are You From A Bird's Eye View?

Students will first try to imagine what their school and neighborhood look like from “A Bird’s Eye View” and draw a detailed picture. They will follow this with a study of an aerial photo of their town.
Keywords: Geography
Audience: Elementary school, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Landforms/geography, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Vegetation/land cover, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing
Materials Cost: Free
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