Home-made Foldscope projector using old shoe box

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I cut a small hole on top of a shoe box, and put the Foldscope against the hole. I shined a small torch through the Foldscope and was able to project images from the microscope onto paper beneath. I then used this to trace the images and create fun drawings. Could be a fun classroom activity :)

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