Today we were excited to share microscopy and Foldscope biology with a local school in Managua, Nicaragua. With a very full class of biology students we first collected samples and then together folded Foldscopes and created slides with the students. They were great and it was amazing to see how quickly the students were able to learn how to fold and assemble the microscope!  We are hoping to see posts from them soon! In the meantime here are a few photos and videos of my own from the visit:

Folding folscopes!

We first looked at red ants, here is a picture of a leg through one of the Foldscopes that we folded together:

The students thought that the microscope was very interesting and easy to fold!

Here is Daniel, their biology teacher, who comments on the workshop. He says they are very impressed with how easy it is to fold and how well it works!

Daniel y estudiantes, si estan leyendo esto, estamos ansiosos de ver sus descubrimientos, videos y fotos usando el foldscope en esta pagina de microcosmos!
– Josh