Day 7 of Crayola Creativity Week
Feb 04, 2025 • 3:34 PM UTC
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Holly Stuart (Foldscope Team)
Education Specialist at Foldscope Instruments
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Sunday (Feb 2) was the last day of the Crayola Creativity Week celebration of all things creativity! The book for the day was Good Night Thoughts by Max Greenfield and Illustrated by James Serafino. The theme of conquering fears makes this a perfect book to feature for encouraging creativity! I am a strong believer that overcoming your fears involves not running from them, but facing them. Everyone has different things that they are afraid of and how those fears are addressed will also look differently for each person.
I would encourage anyone who has a fear of science or exploring the microscopic world, to attend a Foldscope workshop. You can join me for a conference session or maybe you decide that this is the year you will bring Foldscope to your school or classroom! Either way, you will learn that a Foldscope is so much more than just a piece of equipment. A Foldscope opens doors that you and your students never even knew were there. Imagine a whole classroom full of students who can (maybe for the first time!) see themselves as scientists doing real science! The earlier we can get young children to engage in positive fun imaginative science experiences, the better the chances of them showing an interest in pursuing STEM related careers. And the more we can integrate the arts into those science experiences the better the chances of them showing an interest in pursuing STEAM related careers!
The image below shows the juxtaposition of scary vs joyful things. It is funny, when I picture spiders on a macroscopic scale they give me the heeby-jeebies, but when I see them under a Foldscope I find them fascinating! And I find bubbles to be wonderful no matter the size!
I would encourage anyone who has a fear of science or exploring the microscopic world, to attend a Foldscope workshop. You can join me for a conference session or maybe you decide that this is the year you will bring Foldscope to your school or classroom! Either way, you will learn that a Foldscope is so much more than just a piece of equipment. A Foldscope opens doors that you and your students never even knew were there. Imagine a whole classroom full of students who can (maybe for the first time!) see themselves as scientists doing real science! The earlier we can get young children to engage in positive fun imaginative science experiences, the better the chances of them showing an interest in pursuing STEM related careers. And the more we can integrate the arts into those science experiences the better the chances of them showing an interest in pursuing STEAM related careers!
The image below shows the juxtaposition of scary vs joyful things. It is funny, when I picture spiders on a macroscopic scale they give me the heeby-jeebies, but when I see them under a Foldscope I find them fascinating! And I find bubbles to be wonderful no matter the size!
The second image shows the stomata of a leaf. Stomata are the tiny openings on a leaf's surface where gas exchange takes place. It is where the leaves are "breathing"! And the fact that the stomata look like little mouths is a perfect way for kids to get an understanding of what is happening to the plant on a cellular level!
Now that Crayola Creativity Week is over, I hope that rather than put away your art supplies until next year's event, that you will seek out opportunities for creativity wherever you are and no matter what subject you are studying. Have fun exploring creativity all year long! Happy Foldscoping!
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