Microcosmos explorer student using their cellphone to capture a photograph of a prepared rhizome slide through the Foldscope.
Students assembling their own Foldscope during the workshop.
Microcosmos explorer student using their cellphone to capture a photograph of a prepared rhizome slide through the Foldscope.
Students assembling their own Foldscope during the workshop.
(Para español, vea abajo)
For my social service -necessary to graduate from any public university in Mexico- I decided to do community service. I received a material grant from One World Science, an FPI initiative dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in science.
The material grant consisted of 100 foldscopes, a type of portable paper microscope. I designed a science workshop around the microscope called Explorers of the Microcosmos and offered it at schools in Mexico City that didn't have equipped biology laboratories.
Once I had run out of foldscopes and completed my social service, I continued to offer the course by purchasing foldscopes myself.
Scroll down to see photographs of the workshops!
For my social service -necessary to graduate from any public university in Mexico- I decided to do community service. I received a material grant from One World Science, an FPI initiative dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in science.
The material grant consisted of 100 foldscopes, a type of portable paper microscope. I designed a science workshop around the microscope called Explorers of the Microcosmos and offered it at schools in Mexico City that didn't have equipped biology laboratories.
Once I had run out of foldscopes and completed my social service, I continued to offer the course by purchasing foldscopes myself.
Scroll down to see photographs of the workshops!
Divulgación científica - Talleres de foldscopes
Para mi servicio social -necesario para graduarse de cualquier universidad pública en México- decidí realizar el formato de servicio a la comunidad. Para ello, recibí una concesión material de parte de One World Science, una iniciativa de FPI dedicada a promover la diversidad e inclusión en la ciencia.
La consesión trató de 100 foldscopes, una clase de microscopio portable de papel. Diseñé un taller alrededor del microscopio llamado Exploradores del Microcosmos y lo impartí en escuelas en la Ciudad de México y Guadalajara que no tenían laboratorios de biología equipados.
Una vez que se me terminaron los foldscopes y completé mi servicio social, continué con los talleres comprando yo misma más foldscopes.
¡Aquí abajo encontrarás fotografías de los talleres!