Day 4 of Crayola Creativity Week
Jan 30, 2025 • 3:20 PM UTC
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Holly Stuart (Foldscope Team)
Education Specialist at Foldscope Instruments
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Today's Crayola Creativity Week book is Piper Chen Sings by Phillipa Soo (yes, Eliza from Hamilton!!!) and Maris Pasquale Doran with illustrations by Qin Leng.
I think that the message of using your nervous butterflies to help you face and overcome your fears ties well to the world of science. Many students are scared and intimidated in their science classes (and sometimes the teachers are too). Part of what I do at Foldscope is make science more accessible to people. This means overcoming not just the "traditional" barriers of money and resources, but the emotional side of it too. One of the best compliments I received after doing a Foldscope training was that I encouraged the students to be fearless and have fun with microscopy. And really, isn't that what science should be? There is a whole world of wonder out there for us to explore and I want every child to have a Foldscope in their pocket so they can confidently discover new and amazing things about the natural world!
The first image is a microscopic view of butterfly wing scales. These scales are not only beautiful, but serve to protect the butterfly by providing camouflage, temperature control, waterproofing, and a means of escape from predators (the scales can slip off easily leaving a predator with a mouthful of scales while the butterfly flies away!).
I think that the message of using your nervous butterflies to help you face and overcome your fears ties well to the world of science. Many students are scared and intimidated in their science classes (and sometimes the teachers are too). Part of what I do at Foldscope is make science more accessible to people. This means overcoming not just the "traditional" barriers of money and resources, but the emotional side of it too. One of the best compliments I received after doing a Foldscope training was that I encouraged the students to be fearless and have fun with microscopy. And really, isn't that what science should be? There is a whole world of wonder out there for us to explore and I want every child to have a Foldscope in their pocket so they can confidently discover new and amazing things about the natural world!
The first image is a microscopic view of butterfly wing scales. These scales are not only beautiful, but serve to protect the butterfly by providing camouflage, temperature control, waterproofing, and a means of escape from predators (the scales can slip off easily leaving a predator with a mouthful of scales while the butterfly flies away!).
This microscopic image of a butterfly proboscis is perfect for the Crayola sheet featuring dancers twirling on a stage! It is easy to imagine the swirling spinning dance of the proboscis as the butterfly lands on a flower, uncurls the spiral, and begins to sip the nectar!
These are the connections that I made to today's book and prompts. What connections can you and your students make? Happy Foldscoping!
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