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Entrega de 173 Foldscope kits a escuela secundaria “Lázaro Cárdenas del Rio” en Xalapa MEXICO
Se entregaron 173 Foldscope Kits a la escuela secundaria “Lázaro Cárdenas del Rio” , los talleres se llevarán de forma digital vía ZOOM
Entrega de Foldscope Kit’s a maestros de educación primaria, secundaria y bachillerato, en Xalapa, México
Seguimos con el programa “Una Ventana al Mundo Micro”, y desde 2019 estamos entregando a maestros y maestras de Xalapa Veracruz, para que nos ayuden en el fomento de la investigación en edades tempranas
Coffee Powder
It’s me Paakhi, Here is my observation through foldscope. This is how I observed the Dry Coffee Powder. Do try this!!
Human Hair
It’s me Paakhi, Here is my observation through foldscope. This is how I observed the Human Hair Structure. Do try this!!
Fabric of Mask used during Corona pandemic
It’s me Paakhi, Here is my observation through foldscope. This is how I observed the Fabric of Mask that we are using during Corona pandemic. Do try this!!
Dear Sir: A Foldscope Fable
Hi, I am new to this platform. I am just getting started and very excited to learn and grow with this amazing community. I made a film on the wonder of foldscope. This film is a fictionalised account of the Indian Scientist Manu Prakash and on his invention of foldscope. The film is my love…
Entrega de 50 Foldscope Kits en la secundaria “Heroes de Nacozari”, Xalapa MEXICO
Unfolding Foldscope for the First Time
The current pandemic may have restricted the movement of youngsters but it cannot hold off their passion to learn. Upon discovering Foldscope online, we got a basic kit for these budding, young citizen scientists who gamely assisted in setting it up. It’s a wide stretch of learning and discovery path for them as they try…
Foldscope: Muestras en seco, gotas de agua de estanque y algunos consejos.
Aprende a crear muestras con los portaobjetos de papel plastificado #JoinTheNode
Ensambla tu Foldscope
Instrucciones en español para armar un Foldscope.
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.
Delicioso encuentro
No era la primera vez que miraba a través de mi Foldscope pero sí era la primera vez que preparaba una muestra después de varios años de no hacerlo. El yogur que compré, hecho de manera tradicional en casa, estaba ahí a la espera porque de él obtendría una pequeña cepa de bacterias. La historia…
Congo-Bound Foldscopes
I’ve got 200 Foldscopes packed in my suitcases as I head to Congo this Thursday on a personal visit back to my Peace Corps village. Dr. Prakash tells me these are the first in Congo and I’m excited to help find the schools and teach the students how to use them. I know that for…
Aspergillus niger under the foldscope
Aspergillus niger is a fungus and one of the most common species of the genus Aspergillus. It causes a disease called “black mold” on certain fruits and vegetables such as grapes, apricots, onions, and peanuts, and is a common contaminant of food. It is ubiquitous in soil and is commonly reported from indoor environments, where…
Onion cells under the foldscope
An onion is made up of layers that are seperated by a thin membrane. For this experiment, the thin membrane will be used to observed the onion cells. It can be obtained by peeling it from any layer of the onion using tweezers.
Plant pot water full of life
Hey everyone, I’ve collected some water from the bottom plate of a plant pot to see what I would find there. I was completely blown away by the amount of things moving, and by the amazing diversity of species I could find. Their circling movements and erratic wiggling seemed like a dance to me! Unfortunately…
Rotifer fighting so hard to be free / I am sharing tips on how to capture it too!
Watching this Wheel -head shape- animal for hours was so spectacular but sad at the same time because it was stock! Let’s see together if it can be free again to engulf surrounding ciliates? Edit:I am adding where I got the sample from + Tips for sampling In this picture below you can see an…
First Tardigrade found!
Hey everyone, I’ve found my first tardigrade today ! I found the little face he is making in this picture really funny. I made a video about him, in the end there is a creature I found while searching for the tardigrade that I can’t identify, If anyone is willing to give it a gess…
Sydney’s Foldscope: Extra Credit
#caltechbi1 These are my extra credit slides. Sydney Richardson, section 6
Cape Town Escapades with Foldscope!
To the many Foldscoping thrills ahead of me in Cape Town! If you were to tell me a year ago that I’d be in Cape Town for a quarter off my university studies, I probably would’ve looked left and right, then accepted my ignorance by saying “Uhh, what? Where exactly is Cape Town, and what’s…
Introducing Foldscope in my college’s annual festival
This time I wanted to take bigger step and organize for presenting the amazing Foldscope at crowded festival. Now after everything is done I am happily writing to you step by step the preparation for the festival, experience and lessons I learned. And of course about the festival it self. Happy reading 1) The Idea…
The Pocket Microscope
Outreach Programme on University of Kalyani Campus Between 7th and 9th of February 2019, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, conducted an Academic Festival 2019 for the first time on campus where academic stalls were raised from each Department of the University. Dr. Ekramul Islam along with his scholars was privileged to conduct an outreach programme…
Made another new friend!
Every observation I make under Foldscope leaves me with many questions and curiosities about Microorganisms.The First thing every time I want to know is the name. So the interesting part is just beginning because the discovery is not done yet! The journey of data collecting is endless because no one knows what you will find…