Stories from Around the World

Stories from Around the World is a “Library Live at Labyrinth” Event in collaboration with Princeton Public Library. This course will be streamed through YouTube at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHAT7FZ1-BFS2u6ZNVCcdVA.

with Ruha & Shawn Benjamin

The Sleeping Brain

Why does the body sleep? What is good sleep? Why do we dream? What happens in our bodies while we are asleep? This 3rd – 5th grade class is taught by a neuroscientist who researches how sleep and sleep deprivation impacts students. It will be a mixture of lecture, fun research assignments, and live Q&A.

with J. Roxanne Prichard

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Art + Science & Math

n class one, we will research and talk about rainforest animals we like. We will start to draw them in class. For homework (optional), students will have instructions for how to make a book out of things at home (paper, tape, scissors, string). In class two, we will write stories for our books and illustrate them. Between class one and two I will do some research on the actual animals the participants chose and share this information. For weeks 3 and 4, we will develop a different art project that engages science and math, based on requests of the class. This class comes with “homework” projects that take 30-45 minutes between classes. Students can also do optional additional research on the science topics. Parents can contact me at amy.whitaker@nyu.edu.

with Amy Whitaker

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Talking Trash

Students will learn about ecological systems through discussion of waste disposal, recycling, and composting. We’ll talk about best practices, how different countries and areas handle re-use/reduce/recycle differently, and how anyone can start composting or start a garden. An environmental awareness will come through a fun and practical workshop.

with Andreas Petrossiants & Elvia Wilk

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Museums 101: Behind the Scenes

This course will cover how galleries in museums are just the tip of the iceberg – the majority of what museums do happens behind the scenes! The focus of this course will be on natural history (we’ll explore the many steps an animal goes through to be transformed into taxidermy or a study specimen, and the important distinctions between these two; as well as to what purpose natural history collections are stored) and human history (with discussion of ethics and the changing approach many museums are taking in response to displays of human remains, as well as the repatriation of objects to Indigenous peoples). This talk is open to any ages, as it is based on gallery animation provided at the museum for all. With small children, content is kept simple and appropriate to knowledge and comfort levels, with an emphasis on how we can ALL be scientists. This is a one-off course with no follow-up or homework.

with Chelsea Clark

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