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Earth as Art The Earth is a beautiful thing!  Impressionism. Pointillism. Cubism.  These images showcase breathtakingly bizarre and colorful images, created by mother nature and a high-flying helper.  Mountains, deserts, islands and glaciers become abstract subjects, seen in brilliant blues, greens and reds from a vantage point more than 400 miles away!
 
all ages
Filmmaking
 
Virtual field trip about film making HS
Leonardo DaVinci
 
Virtual field trip exploring Leonardo's world  
The Art of Remote Sensing
 
Check out the dramatic visual impact of these large images.  
Smithsonian Education: ART and culture A collection of lessons and resources from the Smithsonian that explore art and culture at many grade levels. 
 
 
Ocean to Outback Travel across the continent of Australia using Google Earth and visit the locations depicted in the paintings in 'Ocean to Outback' and view the works of art within the context of the landscape that inspired them.
 
all ages
     
30 Abstract Images of Earth as Art The world reproduces itself not only in the course of several gyrations, but at several different heights. At ground level, one can only imagine the sheer beauty of mountain ranges, deserts and deltas seen high up from NASA’s satellites. One can imagine - yes - however, they wouldn’t be quite prepared for the fact that from 400 miles away, the earth transforms into abstract art. The global landscape is impressionist, cubist and pointillist. Mother Nature is an abstract artist.
 
 
Global Warming Art
 
Image gallery of maps, graphs, graphics related to global warming.  
Impressions of Earth
 
Satellite photo art gallery of amazing Earth imagery from all over the world.  
Art and Ecology How well do you know your climates? The works of art in this lesson show climates from across the globe.
 
 
NGA Jungle for Kids Inspired by the paintings of Henri Rousseau, NGAkids Jungle encourages children of all ages to create an imaginary landscape inhabited by an array of endearing animals. Players can mix and match the colorful characters, control the environment by changing weather and lighting conditions, or construct flowers, trees, and plants using special tools. An auto button generates random compositions, allowing youngsters to sample program options and experiment with special effects as a starting point for their own designs.
 
Elem/MS