Watercolor Galaxies


 Description:

In this lesson, we used crayon and watercolors to create a galaxy. We learned different techniques for how to use watercolor. We talked about how crayon is resistant to watercolor and that it can be used to create drawings when watercolor is put over it. We drew one constellation on our paper in white crayon and then added some stars. Then we drew a landscape in black crayon. We then painted watercolor over our stars and landscape and we were able to see our galaxies. 

Extension Activity:

Have students pretend they are astronomers who have just discovered a new galaxy. They write an observation log entry describing what they see. Their writing should include: the date and name of their galaxy, a detailed description of the colors, patterns, and stars, notes about the constellation they discovered, observations about the landscape below, and at least one wonder they have about their galaxy.

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