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Foldscopes 是斯坦福大学的 Manu Prakash 和 Jim Cybulski 发明的超低成本纸显微镜。它们和铅笔一样轻,而且防水,同时还具有与传统显微镜类似的光学质量。折叠显微镜的使用不需要电力或玻璃载玻片,这增加了它们在儿童或残疾人教育和外联活动中使用的可能性。2019 年,得益于 "一个世界科学 "组织提供的 100 台折叠式显微镜的物资赠款和额外购买的折叠式显微镜,我设计并实施了一个名为 "微观世界探索者"(Exploradores del Microcosmos)的科学讲习班。工作坊的目的是让更多人,尤其是资金不足的学校能够接触到显微镜,并激发参与者主动学习生态系统和进化知识。在这篇文章中,我介绍了这次研讨会,并转述了我个人对墨西哥多所学校和团体开展研讨会的见解和反思。
Microcosmos explorers: foldscope workshop for science outreach in Mexican schools.
Foldscopes are ultra-low-cost paper microscopes invented by Manu Prakash and Jim Cybulski at Stanford University. They are about as light as a pencil and waterproof, all whilst offering similar optic quality to traditional microscopes. Foldscopes do not require electricity or glass slides to be used, which increases the possibilities of their use in education and outreach activities with children or people with disabilities. In 2019, thanks to a material grant of 100 foldscopes from One World Science and additional purchased foldscopes, I designed and implemented a science workshop called Exploradores del Microcosmos, or Explorers of Microcosmos in English. The aim of the workshop was to help make microscopy more accessible, in particular at underfunded schools, and stimulate active learning about ecosystems and evolution in the participants. Within this article, I describe the workshop and relay my personal insights and reflections on its execution across multiple schools and groups in Mexico.