Prompt

Our sense of smell is physiologically centered in the limbic system in our brain, which is regarded by scientists as playing a major role in controlling mood, memory, behavior and emotion. It is often regarded as being the old, or primitive, part of the brain, because these same structures were present within the brains of the very first mammals. This is why a smell can trigger a whole-body memory of some childhood event more powerful that any words or sight. 

In the SmellScapes studio, we'll be exploring everything olfactory! After learning more about how smell works, and doing some smell-based activities, we will use our sniffers to create an amazing Smellscape map of the school or neighborhood.