Workshop conducted on Assembly and Use of Foldscope for schools at Navi Mumbai by BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru in association with Indian Women Scientists Association(IWSA)
Dec 07, 2018 • 10:36 PM UTC
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Prathibha Narayanan
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“Science to the Masses” has been one of the main mandates of Indian Women Scientists’ Association (IWSA), Vashi, Navi Mumbai . On the 7 th of September, 2018, as a part of its SCIENCE AWARENESS activities of IWSA for school students, under the projects sanctioned under DBT-Foldscope , a workshop was conducted for the VIII and IX std students of two schools- Sainath English High School and the NMMC school at sector 15, Vashi, Navi Mumbai.
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Fig 1: Banner for the workshop on Foldscope at Navi Mumbai
Ms. N.Prathibha, Assistant Professor, Dr. M.Rajyalakshmi, Professor and Dr. Saisha Vinjamuri, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru and members of IWSA-Bengaluru branch, along with other members of IWSA conducted this workshop for about 100 students.
Ms. N.Prathibha, Assistant Professor, Dr. M.Rajyalakshmi, Professor and Dr. Saisha Vinjamuri, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru and members of IWSA-Bengaluru branch, along with other members of IWSA conducted this workshop for about 100 students.
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Fig 2: Prof Prathibha giving introduction about the Foldscope
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Fig 3: Prof Saisha explaining significance of each component of Foldscope to students
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Fig 4: Prof Prathibha demonstrating the assembly of Foldscope to a group of students
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Fig 5: Prof Prathibha explaining the significance of each component to a senior IWSA member
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Fig 6: Prof M. Rajyalakshmi teaching students sample preparation on microscope slides
The students were taught the assembly of Foldscope, to prepare microscopic slides with various plant parts, and how to mount the slides on Foldscope and view the samples. Many students were excited to see a compact microscope which can be carried in pockets and which is at an affordable price. They were amazed to know that they can easily explore nature not only in schools but wherever they travel if they carry the Foldscope with them.
The students were taught the assembly of Foldscope, to prepare microscopic slides with various plant parts, and how to mount the slides on Foldscope and view the samples. Many students were excited to see a compact microscope which can be carried in pockets and which is at an affordable price. They were amazed to know that they can easily explore nature not only in schools but wherever they travel if they carry the Foldscope with them.
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Fig 7: Students observing samples under Foldscope
The students in majority were of the opinion that Foldscope is very useful and it makes science easy to experiment and explore.
The students in majority were of the opinion that Foldscope is very useful and it makes science easy to experiment and explore.
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Fig 8: Group photo with students of Sainath School
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Fig 9: Group photo with students of NMMC School
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