Tag: #Indiafoldscopephase 1
TORCH LIGHT BOX FOR FOLDSCOPE USING LOWCOST MATERIALS
ON A VENTURE THROUGH NATURE
HOMEMAKERS DISCOVER ALTERNATE UNIVERSE THROUGH FOLDSCOPES
ECOSYSTEM OF A POND
DEVELOPED AN MODEL OF AN ECO SYSTEM OF A POND IN OUR SCHOOL
LIVE AN ORGANIC LIFE WITH TURMERIC POWDER
FOLDSCOPE ORIENTATION PROGRAMME FOR TEACHER TRAINEES OF DISTRICT INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, LAWSPET, PUDUCHERRY
STUDENTS AS MASTER TRAINERS
OUTREACH PROGRAMME AT GOVERNMENT GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL DELARSPET, PUDUCHERRY
Viewing Rhizopus under foldscope
Since in the workshop I was expecting the bread mold to be Rhizopus But it turned to be Aspergillus species. To make my concepts clear Teacher handed me preserved material of Rhizopus.I prepared its slide and observed it under foldscope and now could make out clear cut difference between Rhizopus and Aspergillus. I failed to…
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.
Moldy growth on bread explored by Botany students of GGDSD college, Chandigarh @ workshop
After the demonstration session on usage of foldscope, the students set to use foldscope on there own. One of the students procured sample of stale bread from mess and studied under foldscope.
PLANKTONS : IMMERSIVE ART EXHIBITON
AMAZING WORLD OF MARINE PLANKTONS – AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
Students of Artchouna Soupraya Naikar Government Middle School Mudaliarpet collected water samples from the Bay of Bengal using Plankton Nets and observed the Marine Planktons thro Foldscope and photographed it. Students of Artchouna Soupraya Naikar Government Middle School Mudaliarpet collected water samples from the Bay of Bengal using Plankton Nets and observed the Marine Planktons…
Pollinia of Calotropis under foldscope
Calotropis commonly called as Ak in native language is a milkweed because of the milky latex produced. Calotropis is a common weed found abundantly in North India. The peculiar thing about its pollen grains is the formation of Pollinia. Using a foldscope I could easily observe and understand the structure of a pollinium. From a Calotropis flower, I firstly…
Identification of Live and dead protozoa by safranin Stain under Foldscope
Live and Dead protozoa can be identified by safranin stain under foldscope, Live protozoa do not take up the safranin stain but dead protozoa takes up the stain
NER Twinning: Bijni College, Assam visits St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Date: 1st & 2nd Mar 2019Place: Mumbai, MaharashtraTwinning Partners: Dr Sewali Pathak, Bijni College, Assam & Dr Maya Murdeshwar and Dr Sujata Deshpande, St Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai, Maharashtra.Description:Dr Sewali Pathak visited Mumbai as part of the NER twinning project. Due to the semester-end exams in St Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai, a workshop could not…
Workshop on Foldscope
School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University and Department of Environmental Science, University of Calcutta, jointly in collaboration with Howrah Vigyan Chetna Samannaya, organized a workshop on Flodscope at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Cossipure, DumDum, West Bengal, India on 27th July 2019
Holotrich Protozoa identification in a field setting
DBT Foldscope scheme – “Foldscope for diagnosis of Rumen acidosis and Parasitic infection in cattle”. This post is in response to Manu Prakash’s comment on our previous post (Holotrich protozoa – from Rumen fluid). Rumen fluid was collected from an healthy cow (Figure 1) in a sterile container (figure 2). A drop of rumen fluid was…
WORKSHOP ON FOLDSCOPE AT ALIPURDUAR, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
Department of Environmental Science, University of Calcutta, organised a one day workshop on Foldscope, at Railway Higher Secondary School, Alipurduar, West Bengal, India, on 8th May 2019, in collaboration with Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search. Introductory Session- The workshop started with a basic introduction to the microscopic world and microscope to the participants, after…
Cells of red leaves of Poinsettia
The bright petals of Poinsettias, which look like flowers, are actually the bunch of upper leaves of the plant, called bracts. Poinsettia flowers are small, green or yellow, and grow inconspicuously in the center of each leaf bunch. The ancient Aztecs (the Mexican Indians) prized the Poinsettia as a symbol of purity. Centuries later, Mexico’s…