Amy Downs

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 Slime particles under Foldscope
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 5th Grade Student Work
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 A week ago I started a Foldscope Club for 5th-7th Graders.  I told them to be curious explorers and come see me at recess if they had questions or needed help making slides.   After the weekend a very disappointed girl came to my classroom and said she couldn’t find anything to put in her Foldscope.  “You can Foldscope just about anything!” I told her.  After thinking a bit she asked, “Do you think I could Foldscope Slime?”
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 When she brought out her slime from her backpack I knew she would get some great samples.  We had been reading about micros-plastics and how harmful these are to the environment.
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 Using the filter she separated the particles from the gooey slime. Like a great scientist, she brings back her slides the next day and we get even more questions about what we see under the Foldscope.  Could that gritty stuff we feel in the slime be plastic or could it be sand? Would the stars be harmful to animals?
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 Next week we will investigate sand so we can compare samples and we will take a closer look at the stars.  Her explorations with Foldscoping have just begun!
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What is in your slime?

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    Foldscope reveals why they stick to everything!
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  One of MANY of these found on my dog…all tangled with dog hair!
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Fuzzy Stickers

Melting Snow

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 http://bit.ly/FoldscopeACP
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 Team Foldscope &amp; CUE.org
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 Foldscope &amp; CUE.org partnered together at the #CUE19 National Conference in Palm Springs.  “CUE inspires innovative learners by fostering community, personalizing learning, infusing technology, developing leadership, and advocating educational opportunities for all.”  It was an amazing experience to demonstrate Foldscopes at the #STEAMpunkPlaygroud.  Foldscopes fit perfectly into #NGSS &amp; any Maker Space.
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Foldscope Workshops

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 The goal of Foldscoping these spring flowers was to experiment with the most accessible and easy to use tools to gather samples. I am forever amazed by this world of the microcosms!  I am even more amazed that a paper microscope, tape, a paper slide &amp; my iPad &amp; cell phone can capture these images.
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    Sandwich the pollen with tape on a paper slide
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    Pollen sample
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    Pollen sample using tape
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    Daffodil Pollen under Foldscope
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    Tulip Pollen
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    Tulip pollen under Foldscope
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     Tulip Pollen
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    Bonus! Aphid on Tulip
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    Aphid under Foldscope
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    Aphid leg next to possible morning dew ??
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    Aphid leg
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    Aphid leg with dew? (maybe)
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Making Slides in Your Spring Gardens

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   Fibers, Strings &amp; Yarn
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  Learning to Foldscope
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  My 5th &amp; 6th graders have been learning to Foldscope using simple items from our classroom.  My school district science teacher, Jim Billingsly, has been a huge help in giving me ideas to use with my students.  Jennifer Scott, an educator from Bakersfield, CA, and the creator of Slides Yearbook has amazing resources on her website for templates to use with Google Slides.
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   Slides Yearbook Templates by Jennifer Scott
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   Printable Paper Slides Template
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Yarns, Strings, &amp; Fibers

Ant Mandible &amp; Legs

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 The discoveries are always endless when you carry your Foldscope, a little tape, a paper slide, and use sunshine to provide ambient light.
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<p>
 After investigating the Manzanita Tree Blossom, I searched the internet to learn more about this tiny flower.  I came across a web site from the
 <br/>
 San Bruno Mountain Watch that included a post on the Manzanita flowers.  Included was a video on high-speed buzz pollination and how it works.
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<p>
 Fascinating trail of new knowledge I learned from these little pink bell-shaped flowers I was walking by last weekend at my cabin.
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 <a href="https://www.mountainwatch.org/sbmwnewsblog/2016/3/5/buzz">
  https://www.mountainwatch.org/sbmwnewsblog/2016/3/5/buzz
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Manzanita Flower Discoveries

How can an insect the size of a grain of rice kill a citrus tree?

Pinto Beans

Asian Citrus Psyllid Wing

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  Gathered sample from White River, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California at approx. 4500 feet elevation
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  White River Due to the lack of rain and no snowfall yet this fall, the water level is very low.
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I soaked moss in water &amp; squeezed out several drops to look at under the Foldscope.


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Ant Mandible & Legs

Manzanita Flower Discoveries

How can an insect the size of a grain of rice kill a citrus tree?

Pinto Beans

Asian Citrus Psyllid Wing

Tiny Creatures

What is in your slime?

Fuzzy Stickers

Melting Snow

Foldscope Workshops

Making Slides in Your Spring Gardens

Yarns, Strings, & Fibers

Ant Mandible & Legs

Manzanita Flower Discoveries

How can an insect the size of a grain of rice kill a citrus tree?

Pinto Beans

Asian Citrus Psyllid Wing

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