NASA Wavelength Resources Collection

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How Big is Our Universe? An Exploration through Space and Time


Fermi Launch Lithograph


Vertical Challenge


Solar Week Tuesday: Guess the Celebrity

This is an online game associated with activities during Solar Week, a twice-yearly event in March and October during which classrooms are able to interact with scientists studying the Sun.

Drive-By Science - Why is the sky blue, why are sunsets orange, and what color is the Sun?

This lesson includes a demonstration to show why the sky is blue and why sunsets and sunrises are orange. Learners will use scientific practices to investigate answers to questions involving the color of the sky, sunsets, the Sun, and oceans.

Geomagnetism II: Magnetic Reversals

This is an activity about the periodic reversals of Earth's magnetic field. Learners will graph the frequency of magnetic pole reversals over the past 800,000 years and investigate answers to questions using the graphed data.

How Does the Sun Affect the Earth?

Learners will construct a model to show the relative size and scale of the Sun-Earth system, investigate the visible and electromagnetic spectrums, discuss solar flares and solar weather, develop a UV shield, and discuss the results of their investigations.

What Color Is the Sun?

Two comic characters, Camilla Corona, a rubber chicken, and Colours O'IRIS, a peacock, explore questions relating to colors of light from the Sun. This comic is part of the series <i>Tales from Stanford Solar.</i>

Earth Exploration Toolbook: Analyzing the Antarctic Ozone Hole


Earth Science Lab: Air Quality

This activity uses an episode of poor air quality over the Midwest and Eastern seaboard to engage students in an exploration of the collection, comparison, analysis and utilization of air quality data.