This issue of "Art to Zoo" focuses on Japanese art and is adapted from materials developed by the education department of the Smithsonian Institution's Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. After learning how to look at paintings, students make paper screens that resemble Japanese screens. Background essays about Japan place the art lessons within a larger social studies unit on Japan. Sections of the lesson plan include: (1) "Geography of Japan"; (2) "Looking for Clues: Paintings as Information Sources"; and (3) "Japanese Screens." Worksheets, take-home pages, and a resources list conclude the unit. Lessons are designed for grades 4-9 and address art, geography, and social studies. (EH)