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Foldscope related or themed gatherings!

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...
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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

FoldscopeNaija

Foldscope Naija is official! Our first outreach engagement was with two sets of Foldscope Enthusiasts. The first image is out outreach at Christ School Ado-Ekiti. The Foldscope Naija Team walked the participants through how to correctly assemble a Foldscope and how to use it to view microscopic elements.

FOLDSCOPE ORIENTATION PROGRAMME FOR TEACHER TRAINEES OF DISTRICT INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, LAWSPET, PUDUCHERRY

Principal Investigator explaining about the importance of Foldscope for Teacher Training Students of District Institute of Education Lawspet PuducherryTeacher trainees along with their lecturers attending the Foldscope orientation ProgrammeFOLDSCOPE ORINTATION PROGRAMME FOR TECHER TRAINING STUDENTSMORE THAN 250 PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPATEDFOLDSCOPE ORINTATION PROGRAMME FOR TECHER TRAINING STUDENTSLECTURER OF DIET,PUDUCHERY OBSERVING THE FOLDSCOPELECTURER OF DIET,PUDUCHERY OBSERVING THE FOLDSCOPETEACHER...
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STUDENTS AS MASTER TRAINERS

Student of ASN GMS Mudaliarpet Puducherry explaining about how to assemble and view the foldscope and record the foldscope images using a mobile to Christ International School students Meghalaya (North East) under the guidance of Principal Investigator FOLDSCOPE ASSEMBLY TRAINING IN VARIOUS SCHOOLS OF PUDUCHERRY INDIA. MORE THAN 500 STUDENTS TRAINED AS MASTER TRAINERS STUDENTS...
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Fungus on Bread under foldscope

The moldy bread that Mamta got from mess by explored using foldscope. I was sure it would be Rhizopus. But it turned out to be some other mold ——- probably Aspergillus species. I could see loose sores (conidia) spread all over.

Observing different stages of Mitosis using foldscope

In the workshop I learnt to assemble and use foldscope for exploring nature. Firstly we all tried observing using permanent slides and then we collected random samples to observe using foldscope. I tried my hands on onion root tip slide. In theory I had studied different stages of Mitosis in dividing cells – Prophase, Metaphase,…

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