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Worksheet
Curated OER

Light Travel Times

For Students 10th - 12th
For this travel time of light worksheet, students read about the NASA satellites and space probes that transmit radio signals at the speed of light across huge distances. Students solve 3 problems about data transmission from space to...
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Handout
University of California

Uc Berkeley: Radio Spectrum

For Students 9th - 10th
From a course titled "Structure and Interpretation of Signals and Systems." A discussion of the entire radio spectrum, listing wavelength and frequency values for its various parts. The uses of each region of the radio spectrum is...
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Website
NASA

Nasa: The Inspire Project

For Students 9th - 10th
An educational site devoted to the study of radio signals in our environment. The project seeks schools, classrooms, and individual students and teachers who are willing to participate in the collection and analysis of radio signal data....
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Activity
NASA

Nasa: The Space Place: Have Super Hearing With a Super Sound Cone

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from NASA provides an interesting approach to the subject. How do messages travel in space and how do we intercept those messages on Earth? Find out the answers as well as find out how NASA's giant dish antennas work.