<p>Examples: videos about murals at the Smithsonian; murals about pieces in the Smithsonian collections; murals about social issues; murals through time; artists working on murals; design process of murals; celebratory murals about various kinds of labor and industries; protest murals; murals depicting an idealized version of history; example of student project/artist statements</p>

<p><br>How can museum exhibitions engage with teens to foster dialogue surrounding challenging questions about social justice? This learning resource contains an in-gallery activity related to the <em><a href="http://nmai.si.edu/nationtonation/" target="_blank">Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations</a></em> exhibition--that has been adapted for online use. The activity examines the important relationship between the United States Government and tribal Nations. It examines the 1851 Horse Creek Treaty and links to present-day activism by the people of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and their supporters.<br></p><p>Teens are encouraged to discuss: <em>When people ask you where you are from, what do you say? Why do you respond that way? Can you remember the first time you witnessed or experienced an injustice? Can we ask a nation to sacrifice development opportunities in the service of protecting the environment / treaty rights / tribal rights? What is your role in carrying on the maintenance of this relationship between tribes and the U.S.? How can museums respond to issues of social justice in the community? What should the Smithsonian do to share this story? How can we involve teens in sharing this story?</em></p> <hr> <p>KEYWORDS: student engagement, teen council, American history, DAPL, exhibition tour, inquiry-based learning, questions, Native American, Dakota, activism, manifest destiny, sovereignty</p>

<p>This topical collection looks at girls' diversity and empowerment, as well as gender stereotypes. Examples below are depictions of girls--both antiquated and modern--domestic and career expectations, educational opportunities, personal grooming and beauty, emotions and attitudes, and traditional representations.</p><p><br>How have views of girlhood changed over time? What images evoke strength and empowerment? What are some stereotypes? What is still true of girlhood today?</p>

<p>How do we experience the sense of smell? This collection explores the variety of human and animal smell experiences. Videos examine ants that use smell to communicate, orchid bee perfumery, and the unique smell adaptation of the maned wolf. Background information from the website Neuroscience for Kids provides the structure and function of the nose, as well as olfaction experiments. The collection concludes with a cross-cultural examination of touch from a Tibetan monastic Buddhist perspective. How might their experience of smell differ from your own?<br /><br />Based on exhibition project work through <a href="http://scienceformonks.org/">Science for Monks</a> and <a href="http://scienceformonks.org/world-of-your-senses-web-tour/" target="_blank">The World of Your Senses</a> Exhibition (2010).</p>

<p>How do we taste what we taste? This collection is about the kinds of tastes that the human tongue experiences. Background information from the website Neuroscience for Kids provides an overview of how the tongue and taste function. Included are experiments to try, as well as examples of the kinds of tastes: sweet, salty, sour, hot and bitter. The collection closes with a cross-cultural examination of tongue function and tastes from Tibetan monastics—who recognize thirty-six different tastes!<br /><br />Based on exhibition project work through <a href="http://scienceformonks.org/">Science for Monks</a> and <a href="http://scienceformonks.org/world-of-your-senses-web-tour/" target="_blank">The World of Your Senses</a> Exhibition (2010).</p>

<p>How do we experience the sense of touch? This collection explores the variety of human and animal touch experiences. From the characteristics of a variety of objects, to a video which examines the touch experience of tortoises and pandas... we all experience touch differently. Background information from the website Neuroscience for Kids provides touch experiments; an examination of pain and why it hurts, and the functionality of the body's largest organ—the skin. The collection concludes with a cross-cultural examination of touch from Tibetan monks' Buddhist perspective. How might their experience of touch differ from your own?<br /><br />Based on exhibition project work through <a href="http://scienceformonks.org/">Science for Monks</a> and <a href="http://scienceformonks.org/world-of-your-senses-web-tour/" target="_blank">The World of Your Senses</a> Exhibition (2010).<span class="apple-converted-space"></span></p>

<p>Use the worksheet, videos, images, and informational texts for the activity "Challenging Perceptions of Zoos," to discuss how zoological and conservation parks carry out their mission to save species. Through the lens of the Western Lowland gorilla, Cuban crocodile, Sloth bear, California sea lion, and the Asian elephant--consider how these animals--endangered in their natural habitats through climate change, human conflicts, or hunting--are being conserved, or saved from extinction through the work of scientists and staff in zoos and conservation parks. <br></p> <hr> <p>KEYWORDS: student engagement, teen council, conservation biology, Earth Optimism, #earthoptimism, animals, zoos, zoo, zoological</p>

<p>"The World of Your Senses" shares parallel perspectives from Tibetan Buddhism and western science on sensory perception. This collection explores the questions: How do we see? How does hearing work? How do we perceive smell? How does taste function? How do we sense touch? In addition, the Buddhist perspective includes a sixth sense... mind consciousness!</p> <p>"The World of Your Senses" is the result of many years of work growing out of directives from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and his long history engaging Western scientists in dialogue. The script, content, and imagery were envisioned by a dedicated and curiosity-filled group of thirty Tibetan Buddhist monastics-in-exile from monasteries and nunneries in India, through the "Science for Monks and Nuns" program. The creation of the physical exhibit, launched in 2010, was supported through a unique collaboration between the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LWTA in Dharamsala, India), the Sager Family Foundation, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. (SCEMS/SCLDA/OET & OEC/Smithsonian Exhibitions), and the Exploratorium in San Francisco. It has since traveled to the United States, Nepal, and Bhutan.</p> <p>The resource is bi-lingual: English and Tibetan.</p> <p>RELATED COLLECTIONS:</p> <p>Senses Series – <strong><a href="http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/n2f39XxkfBRJeHPk" target="_blank">Sight in Humans and Animals</a></strong>      (<a href="http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/n2f39XxkfBRJeHPk">http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/n2f39XxkfBRJeHPk</a>)<br><br>Senses Series – <strong><a href="http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/7EbVTM49NgWiGrzA" target="_blank">Hearing</a></strong>      (<a href="http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/7EbVTM49NgWiGrzA">http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/7EbVTM49NgWiGrzA</a>)<br><br>Senses Series – <strong><a href="http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/7LjjBHybUk9HE8Wj" target="_blank">Smell</a>      </strong>(<a href="http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/7LjjBHybUk9HE8Wj">http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/7LjjBHybUk9HE8Wj</a>)<br><br>Senses Series – <strong><a href="http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/2w7r7PVoAgghiYmL" target="_blank">Taste</a>    </strong> (<a href="http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/2w7r7PVoAgghiYmL" style="background-color:rgb(63,63,63);">http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/2w7r7PVoAgghiYmL</a>)<br><br>Senses Series – <strong><a href="http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/oon5rHojeyrEwNEE" target="_blank">Touch</a>     </strong>(<a href="http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/oon5rHojeyrEwNEE" style="background-color:rgb(63,63,63);">http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/oon5rHojeyrEwNEE</a>)</p> <p><br>This collection is based Science For Monks, <a href="http://scienceformonks.org/world-of-your-senses-web-tour/" target="_blank">World of Your Senses</a> (2010).</p>

<p>What does it mean to be influenced by the world around you? This collection looks at the technical innovations, design influences (Japanese Zen Buddhist, Italian, Bauhaus); location influences (Yosemite, Silicon Valley); and cultural and musical influences (Bob Dylan, Edwin Land) which inspired Steve Jobs to "think different" and create digital products which changed the world.<br></p><p>Today, owning an iPhone is almost ubiquitous--seamlessly integrated into our modern lives. I'm typing on a MacBook Pro as I write this metadata note. But, I'll always remember the feeling of excitement as a kid--my first personal computer, an Apple //c. (1984). I spent hours, upon hours on it, exploring a strange and wonderful new world; and years later, a Macintosh followed, that took me to college. I remember wearing earbuds for the first time, and listening to my personal music collection on my first iPod Gen 4 (2004). Besides being a seminal technology influence in my life, I was inspired to create this collection about Steve Jobs after creating a family day program at the Smithsonian based on the <em><a href="https://www.si.edu/Exhibitions/The-Patents-and-Trademarks-of-Steve-Jobs-Art-and-Technology-that-Changed-the-World-4838" target="_blank">Patents and Trademarks of Steve Job</a></em> traveling exhibition (2012). I hope the story of Jobs and Apple inspires the next generation to think different and change the world through technology.</p> <p>Keywords: inventor, biography, technology, innovation</p>