This past summer I had a pleasure of meeting Prof. Manu Prakash and getting a tour of his wonderful lab at Stanford University. Our conversation about the importance of resourcefulness, open-source knowledge, and accessibility of scientific tools inspired me organize an outreach event in my hometown in Serbia. Brainstorming with my friends from high school…
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Foldscope related or themed gatherings!
Science engagement is new hope!
Congratulations Foldscope India for reaching a new milestone by training 100,000 kids. I am super proud of this amazing news. What an achievement! Very inspiring for Foldscope Iraq as an emerging movement. Your efforts are pushing us to do a lot more.Please read more for our vision (What, How and Why we do)… Thanks, Mo…
Un nuevo taller con Foldscope
Un nuevo taller de “Conquistando el microcosmos con Foldscope” se llevó a cabo a través de nuestra iniciativa Join the Node en el Colegio Nuestro Mundo de la ciudad de Xalapa, Veracruz. La escuela nos recibió con el excelente entusiasmo del grupo de niños de quinto grado. Todos cuestionantes y muy abiertos a la discusión…
Popularization of Science Fair
Date: 29th Nov. 2019Place: St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), MumbaiDescription:On 29th Nov. 2019, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai, organized a DBT-CTEP funded day-long science fair to showcase the undergraduate research work being done in college and the opportunities in science. More than 200 school and junior college students and accompanying teachers from South Mumbai (as also…
Iraqi Kindergarten pupils meet Foldscope
On Thursday 2019 – 11 – 28 we had a fantastic morning at Nasa’em Kindergarten with pupils age 4-5 years old. We started with a brief presentation as introductory to make the subject relevant to them. Later we did a hands-on practical demonstration and show them live mounts eg. Rotifer. And from prepared slides Fern…
Train the trainers @ DGVC on 27, Aug & 5, Sep, 2019
Train the trainers workshops were conducted this year after the I years got inducted and settled in their classes. Ten Students from I B.Sc.Physics and I B.Sc. Maths attended these training 27, August and 5, Sep after College hours. These students mainly took samples of pollen and parts of flowers from our campus and water…
DBT Foldscope Workshop @ CTTE College, Chennai, on 22, Aug, 2019
Under DBT Foldscope scheme, One Day Workshop on DBT Foldscope- Assembly & Usage was conducted at CTTE College, Chennai on 22, Aug, 2019. Nearly 50 students from various classes of B.Sc. Physics participated in this workshop enthusiastically. Our volunteers who guided the participants belong to four different generation of Foldscopers of our College. This is…
Workshop for Ramakrishna Mission group of schools, Chennai
Under DBT Foldscope project, we could reach out to nearly 90 students and 10 Science teachers and Science activity room staff of Ramakrishna Mission group of Schools, Chennai. Students and teachers from their three different schools participated in this workshop on 13, Aug, 2019.
Conquistando el microcosmos con Foldscope
En esta breve nota los invitamos a conocer el microcosmos. Promovamos los talleres de aprendizaje de la microciencia y conozcamos el tejido que une la vida en nuestro planeta.
Foldscope’s science engagement project in Iraq recognised to participate in Falling Walls Engage program in Berlin.
In 2018 Foldscope helped us to enable, launch and bring science experience to the local community in Iraq. As a young undergraduate student, I really like the idea of Frugal science and have many wow moments every time I use Foldscope. As a result, this passion has been driven from only a hobby to become…
Foldscope in the science popularisation drive_Cotton University #Indiafoldscopephase 1
On invitation by colleague (Zoology, Cotton University) and coordinator of ASTEC, Assam funded science populerisation drive there in a school at Tihu, Nalbari, Assam, Foldscope was taken to add in their endevour in igniting young minds.
Exploring the Microcosmos with Foldscope at Khalna, West Bengal
Department of Environmental Science, University of Calcutta and Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya Vigyan Prasar Samity jointly organized a workshop in collaboration with Howrah Vigyan Chetna Samannaya on 19th October 2019 at Khalna, Howrah, West Bengal. Introductory Session- In this session, a brief idea about the origami microscope and its applications were demonstrated by the Foldscope team,…
Foldscope excitement at ZPHS Vattinagulapally
Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS) Vattinagulapally is a semi-rural local government school on the outer fringes of the city of Hyderabad, Telangana. I have been visiting this school as a volunteer in the weekend outreach program of TIFR Hyderabad, since July this year. Classes at Vattinagulapally are fairly small, partly because of drop-outs after elementary…
Door to Door Campaigns on Personal Hygiene using Foldscope as an Aid
A campaign was conducted in the villages of Rajaborari to educate women on importance of hygiene with emphasis of cloth and menstrual hygiene. Women were explained the importance and procedure to wash clothes. They were shown slides of microbes with the help of foldscope. Microbes were collected from unwashed bedding, unclean towel, etc. 100 women…
Poster and Collage competition on Health and Hygiene
Poster and collage competition was conducted for 150 students from 6th to 12th standard, from 4 different schools namely, (Prem Vidyalaya, R.E.I. from Agra, Soami Nagar Model School from New Delhi and Primary and secondary schools from Rajaborari) and best two entries from every school were awarded first and second prize. The topic for the…
Workshop on Hygiene practice
Workshop for school students from 6th to 12th standard, 150 students from 4 different schools namely, (Prem Vidyalaya, R.E.I. from Agra, Soami Nagar Model School from New Delhi and Primary and secondary schools from Rajaborari) participated. Students were briefed on hygienic practices e.g. Oral hygiene, hand hygiene, cloth hygiene, hair hygiene, etc. Related scientific videos…
Media coverage for foldscope, health and hygiene workshops at Rajaborari
News article published in Patrika news paper, Harda district edition, page number 10, 8th February, 2019
Educating school children on menstrual hygiene, usage and disposal of sanitary napkins
Workshop no menstrual hygiene was held at schools in Rajaborari, a remote area in Madhya Pradesh. School students were shown the bacteria on sanitary napkins using foldscope. Slides were created by collecting the bacteria on napkins. Doctors were invited to explain menstrual hygiene to students and sample sanitary napkins were distributed.
Workshop at the Grand Challenges meeting in Addis Ababa
It was great to see accomplished scientists from around the world so excited about science. It’s sometimes easy to get caught in details of our research and forgot how much we love science and discovery ! I hope that all the people present at this workshop will say “hi” at the bottom of this post…
Poster presentation
Presented a paper in An International Seminar organised by Gauhati University on 4th Feb 2019
Visit to Chilika Development Authority
Visited Twinning Partner's Laoratory, Chilika Development Authority, Odisha With our scholars
Workshop at Gurukuchi Buniyadi Vidyalaya, on Foldscope
Never thought my hair looks like this..me firstwow... so bigworkshop at GB Vidyalaya, Assam on 2nd Feb 2019
ON A VENTURE THROUGH NATURE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREST Students exploring the Empty Honey Hive which fallen on the ground explored the 200-year-old Baobab tree with a circumference of 14 m, planted by the French. The tree is an African species grown in Madagascar, Australia and Arabia collecting samples for foldscope photographing and viewing the honey comb explored...
HOMEMAKERS DISCOVER ALTERNATE UNIVERSE THROUGH FOLDSCOPES
After Assembling the Foldscope Preparing their own paper and glass slides Presenting their works to the Chiefguests Principal of Teacher Training Institute Thiru.Nadana Sabapathy and The Head of Institution Thiru.K.Rajendiaran and received appreciation. Principal Investigator thanked everyone for their research interests using Foldscope