This Saturday at the Cape Town Science Centre I held the first in a series of workshops for hands-on STEM workshops at the Cape Town Science Centre. Young students and their parents were invited to join in on the DIY origami fun, exposing kids to a low-cost tool to which they were able to see leaves, onions, flowers, and more under the microscope with!

Below, hair and eyelash samples observed under Foldscope (pictures courtesy of UCT lecturer Dorit Hockman):

For those in the Cape Town area, more workshops will be held on the following dates:

Dates : 25 May and 1 June @ 14:30 (Saturday)
26 May and 2 June @ 11:00 (Sunday)
To book email info@ctsc.org.za or call 021 300 3200

There is no charge for the workshop but standard entry fees apply. Lastly, many thanks to Dorit Hockman, Bafo Yoti, and the Cape Town Science Centre team for helping to host a great first CSTC Foldscope workshop!