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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Stop for Science!

This is a building-wide enrichment program consisting of a series of posters and accompanying questions designed to pique student interest in science concepts and their application to the world in which we live.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2, Elementary school, Grades 3-5
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Size and scale, Earth and space science, Astronomy, Stars, nebulae and galaxies, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Landforms/geography, Mathematics, Measurement, Mathematics, Number and operations, Physical sciences, Light and optics, Physical sciences, Motion and forces
Materials Cost: Free
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X-RAY Imaging using HERA

These directions allow students to open different images that have been collected from the ROSAT satellite. The directions instruct the user to open the website, but first the user will need to install Hera software.
Audience: High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization
Materials Cost: Free
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MRC: Introduction to Mars and the Mars Rover Celebration Project (Grades 3-5)

Learners will read about Mars and then examine an unknown sample (such as a sandwich or "fun size" chocolate bar) to determine if the sample could have come from Mars.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5
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: $1 - $5
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Astronomy Training Module

Learners will predict how human survival requirements are met by characteristics of our solar system and planet. They engage in an online Astronomy Training module in which they make changes to the astronomical conditions of our solar system and observe the effects of these changes on Earth.
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary science, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Solar-terrestrial interactions, Life sciences
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Water in the Hydrosphere

In this activity, participants learn about the hydrosphere by making observations and taking measurements. They will go outside and use scientific equipment to investigate temperature, pH and transparency of a body of water.
Keywords: Water cycle, Earth system
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, Informal education, Elementary school programming, Informal education, Middle school programming
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Mathematics, Data collection, analysis and probability, Physical sciences, Structure and properties of matter
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Scope It Out!

This online Flash game is hosted on the James Webb Space Telescope Web site. Because the Webb Telescope is unusual in appearance, it doesn't look like a telescope - but it actually does have a lot in common with simple tube-shaped telescopes.
Audience: Informal education, Informal education, High school programming, Informal education, General public, Informal education, Youth public
Topic: Engineering and technology, The nature of technology
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Tilt a World

In this inquiry investigation, students discover that the Earth is tilted on its spin axis, and that the tilt is responsible for the seasons. Supplies required include a globe, flashlights, golf tees and blue-tak.
Keywords: Seasons, Equinox, Solstice
Audience: Elementary school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth, moon and sun, Seasons
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Earth Exploration Toolbook: Annotating Change in Satellite Images

This chapter walks users through a technique for documenting change in before-and-after sets of satellite images. The technique can be used for any set of time-series images that are spatially registered to show the exact same area at the same scale.
Keywords: Land use and classification
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, High school, Higher education, Undergraduate, Majors
Topic: Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, The nature of science, Science and society
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Eclipse Across America Poster

This poster features details of the August 21, 2017, solar eclipse including the path of totality, the percentages of coverage outside the path of totality, and a timeline as it moves across the U.S. from Oregon to South Carolina.
Keywords: 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
Audience: Informal education
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth, moon and sun, Eclipses
Materials Cost: Free
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Interactions of Energy and Matter: Dawn Instrumentation

Become a crime scene investigator! Learners model Dawn Mission scientists, engineers, and technologists and how they use instrumentation to detect distant worlds.
Keywords: Electromagnetic, Matter, Instruments, Infrared, Gamma ray, Spectrometry, Minerals, Science and engineering practices, Concept maps
Audience: Middle school, Grades 6-8, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Asteroids and comets, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary geology, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Physical sciences, Energy, Physical sciences, Light and optics, The nature of technology, The design process
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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