Foldscope orientation Programme in Banambar Academy, Bhimpur, Odisha
Feb 14, 2019 • 6:30 AM UTC
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Gurdeep Rastogi
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The School Campus. On 13th of February 2019, the outreach programme for school
children was held in Banambar Academy, Bhimpur on the theme “Outreach programme
on seagrass biodiversity of Chilika under Foldscope”. The active participants
were the Principal, teachers and 200 young brains of standard 8th and 9th. A talk
on Chilika, a Ramsar site of India was delivered. Students were briefed about
macrophyte diversity of Chilika with special emphasis on sagrasses, their
species diversity, and ecosystem services in sustaining the fishery resources
including the existing threats and conservation measure taken by Chilika
Development Authority. Foldscope as a tool to examine the biodiversity of
seagrasses and associated fauna was introduced. An origami paper microscope:
Foldscope can become a first portable microscope for the school children in
resource constrained environment where costly microscope cannot be provided.
Students were given hands on exposure on the use of foldscope and were allowed
to use it by themselves. The benthic specimens collected from the seagrass
meadows were kept for demonstration and use under foldscope. The entire
programme was a success in creating awareness and sensitizing school children
about seagrasses and utility of Foldscope.
children was held in Banambar Academy, Bhimpur on the theme “Outreach programme
on seagrass biodiversity of Chilika under Foldscope”. The active participants
were the Principal, teachers and 200 young brains of standard 8th and 9th. A talk
on Chilika, a Ramsar site of India was delivered. Students were briefed about
macrophyte diversity of Chilika with special emphasis on sagrasses, their
species diversity, and ecosystem services in sustaining the fishery resources
including the existing threats and conservation measure taken by Chilika
Development Authority. Foldscope as a tool to examine the biodiversity of
seagrasses and associated fauna was introduced. An origami paper microscope:
Foldscope can become a first portable microscope for the school children in
resource constrained environment where costly microscope cannot be provided.
Students were given hands on exposure on the use of foldscope and were allowed
to use it by themselves. The benthic specimens collected from the seagrass
meadows were kept for demonstration and use under foldscope. The entire
programme was a success in creating awareness and sensitizing school children
about seagrasses and utility of Foldscope.
Classroom filled with 200 people gathered for the Foldscope Orientation.
Foldscope Demo to the students.
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