Landsat Collage
Create a collage masterpiece using a colorful palette from Landsat.
about
Type: Printable, craft
Topics: Natural resources
Setting: Small group
The Landsat series of satellites has been collecting visually stunning and scientifically valuable images of Earth since 1972. While Landsat data have played a critical role in the study of our land resources, images from these data have provided some of the most beautiful and unique views of our planet.
Landsat images provide a beautiful palette to make your own art. From folded red mountain ridges, yellow dunes dotted with brilliant pools of blue water, and swirling clouds of blue-green phytoplankton, these images reveal a hidden world of color, textures, patterns, and movement.
Materials
- Scissors
- Paste or glue stick
- Pencil and marker
- Scrap paper
- Frame (page 2)
- Print-outs of Landsat images
- Color printer
Instructions
- Download and print collage paper and a frame.
- Draw a picture on a sheet of scrap paper and trace over with a dark marker.
- Select the colors you like and trace the shapes from your drawing on the back.
- Cut out the shapes.
- Paste your masterpiece into the frame.
