A Foldscope is an optical microscope that can be assembled from simple components: a sheet of paper and a lens (magnification 140X). Foldscopes are distributed by Foldscope Instruments which aims to make science accessible to all.
Dates:
05 & 06 May 2022
Venue:
Thiruparankundram Government School, Madurai
We conducted a two day Foldscope training workshop for teachers (32) and middle school students (85+) from Government schools in and around Madurai. Over the course of the workshop, participants assembled and used Foldscopes to observe, document and study microscopic objects around them. This workshop highlighted observation and documentation of plant related materials including pollen, stomata, other stem & leaf structures.
Resource People: Manikandan Sambasivam (IMSc), Mo. Pandiarajan (Thulir Science Centre), R. Geeta (rtd, Delhi University), Varuni P. (IMSc)