Department of Environmental Science, University of Calcutta, organised a workshop on, “Magnify your curiosity- Explore The Microcosmos with Foldscope” at Joygopalpur, West Bengal, India on 27 th March 2019. Introductory phase- The workshop started with giving a basic idea of nature to the participants. After that, a brief idea of the microscopic world was given to them and thereafter we introduced Foldscope, a gateway to this microscopic world.
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Dr. Punarbasu Chaudhuri giving introductory speech to participants. Demonstration Phase- In this session, various microscopic objects such as amoeba, paramecium, volvox, yeast, pollen grains etc, were demonstrated to the participants.
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Dr. Punarbasu Chaudhuri interacting with students After this session students, one by one observed under foldscope and learned how to handle foldscope on their own.
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participants observing with foldscope
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participants enthusiastically observing with foldscope
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Participants observing under foldscope Conclusion- Participants enjoyed the foldscope and the workshop was a success.
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