We are collaborating with #RAYNGrowingSystems at #NSTAFall2025! We're using #Foldscopes to watch changes in root development under various pH levels in #EdRack. Join the workshop on 11/14 at 8:00 am in room M100J and visit booth #449 to learn more!
#NSTA #NSTEM
#NSTA #NSTEM
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We are collaborating with #RAYNGrowingSystems at #NSTAFall2025! We're using #Foldscopes to watch changes in root development under various pH levels in #EdRack. Join the workshop on 11/14 at 8:00 am in room M100J and visit booth #449 to learn more!
#NSTA #NSTEM
#NSTA #NSTEM
Fast & Curious 2025–2026 is a program that brings free professional development workshops and our paper microscopes, Foldscopes, to communities across the United States.
Apply today: docs.google.com/forms/d/1q9f...
Apply today: docs.google.com/forms/d/1q9f...
Fast & Curious USA 2025-2026
Fast & Curious 2025–2026 is a program that brings free professional development workshops and our paper microscopes, Foldscopes, to communities across the United States. Each session trains teachers…
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October 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Fast & Curious 2025–2026 is a program that brings free professional development workshops and our paper microscopes, Foldscopes, to communities across the United States.
Apply today: docs.google.com/forms/d/1q9f...
Apply today: docs.google.com/forms/d/1q9f...
🔬 Want free microscopes and training?
Educators and community leaders in the US can apply to receive free Foldscopes (paper microscopes), hands-on training, and lesson plans to use with their students and communities.
📌 Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Educators and community leaders in the US can apply to receive free Foldscopes (paper microscopes), hands-on training, and lesson plans to use with their students and communities.
📌 Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Fast & Curious USA 2025-2026
Fast & Curious 2025–2026 is a program that brings free professional development workshops and our paper microscopes, Foldscopes, to communities across the United States. Each session trains teachers…
docs.google.com
September 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🔬 Want free microscopes and training?
Educators and community leaders in the US can apply to receive free Foldscopes (paper microscopes), hands-on training, and lesson plans to use with their students and communities.
📌 Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Educators and community leaders in the US can apply to receive free Foldscopes (paper microscopes), hands-on training, and lesson plans to use with their students and communities.
📌 Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🌱 Exciting news for educators and community leaders!
We’re launching Fast & Curious 2025 — a free STEM grant program that brings Foldscopes (paper microscopes), hands-on training, and lesson plans to classrooms and communities across the US.
📌 Apply now at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We’re launching Fast & Curious 2025 — a free STEM grant program that brings Foldscopes (paper microscopes), hands-on training, and lesson plans to classrooms and communities across the US.
📌 Apply now at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🌱 Exciting news for educators and community leaders!
We’re launching Fast & Curious 2025 — a free STEM grant program that brings Foldscopes (paper microscopes), hands-on training, and lesson plans to classrooms and communities across the US.
📌 Apply now at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We’re launching Fast & Curious 2025 — a free STEM grant program that brings Foldscopes (paper microscopes), hands-on training, and lesson plans to classrooms and communities across the US.
📌 Apply now at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
For last 10 years - we have worked with thousands of organizations around the world helping support them in integrating foldscope programs.
To bring in a new cohort of organizations - we are re-launching “fast and curious” 2025 edition - apply and get a Foldscope trainer and Foldscopes for free!
To bring in a new cohort of organizations - we are re-launching “fast and curious” 2025 edition - apply and get a Foldscope trainer and Foldscopes for free!
🔬 Free microscopes + teacher training!
📅 Applications are now open. To apply, visit www.foldscope.com or scan the QR code (video)
✉️ Any questions? Email us at training@foldscope.com
#stem #education #science #teachers #training #free #microscopy #educators #professionaldevelopment #microscope
📅 Applications are now open. To apply, visit www.foldscope.com or scan the QR code (video)
✉️ Any questions? Email us at training@foldscope.com
#stem #education #science #teachers #training #free #microscopy #educators #professionaldevelopment #microscope
September 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
For last 10 years - we have worked with thousands of organizations around the world helping support them in integrating foldscope programs.
To bring in a new cohort of organizations - we are re-launching “fast and curious” 2025 edition - apply and get a Foldscope trainer and Foldscopes for free!
To bring in a new cohort of organizations - we are re-launching “fast and curious” 2025 edition - apply and get a Foldscope trainer and Foldscopes for free!
This year’s #HomeRiverBioBlitz by @edutabafrica.bsky.social Africa flowed from Kitale, Kisumu & Limuru to Finland — where communities turned rivers into classrooms with #foldscopes, sketches & stories. Huge thanks to all the partners who made this possible! #CitizenScience @inaturalist.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This year’s #HomeRiverBioBlitz by @edutabafrica.bsky.social Africa flowed from Kitale, Kisumu & Limuru to Finland — where communities turned rivers into classrooms with #foldscopes, sketches & stories. Huge thanks to all the partners who made this possible! #CitizenScience @inaturalist.bsky.social
"The most exciting part of my visit to the school was when students used paper microscopes, called foldscopes, to observe bacteria called lactobacilli in yogurt."
💬 Dr Revathy Krishnamurthi
💬 Dr Revathy Krishnamurthi
Inspiring the next generation: exploring the invisible microbial world with students in Koothanoor, India - Quadram Institute
Research Scientist Dr Revathy Krishnamurthy reflects on her visit to the village where she grew up in India and inspiring the next generation to discover the world of science.
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September 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"The most exciting part of my visit to the school was when students used paper microscopes, called foldscopes, to observe bacteria called lactobacilli in yogurt."
💬 Dr Revathy Krishnamurthi
💬 Dr Revathy Krishnamurthi
🌏 Foldscope in Nepal
Mercer University students brought Foldscopes to classrooms in Nepal, giving hundreds of students their first hands-on experience with microscopy.
📰 Read more:
den.mercer.edu/mercer-stude...
#foldscope #scienceforall #frugalscience #microscopy #nepal #stemeducation
Mercer University students brought Foldscopes to classrooms in Nepal, giving hundreds of students their first hands-on experience with microscopy.
📰 Read more:
den.mercer.edu/mercer-stude...
#foldscope #scienceforall #frugalscience #microscopy #nepal #stemeducation
September 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🌏 Foldscope in Nepal
Mercer University students brought Foldscopes to classrooms in Nepal, giving hundreds of students their first hands-on experience with microscopy.
📰 Read more:
den.mercer.edu/mercer-stude...
#foldscope #scienceforall #frugalscience #microscopy #nepal #stemeducation
Mercer University students brought Foldscopes to classrooms in Nepal, giving hundreds of students their first hands-on experience with microscopy.
📰 Read more:
den.mercer.edu/mercer-stude...
#foldscope #scienceforall #frugalscience #microscopy #nepal #stemeducation
BTI summer undergrads brought science to the Ithaca Farmers Market! Over 160 visitors explored root fungi through Foldscopes, learned about phosphate cycling, and took home stickers and photos.
July 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
BTI summer undergrads brought science to the Ithaca Farmers Market! Over 160 visitors explored root fungi through Foldscopes, learned about phosphate cycling, and took home stickers and photos.
How did it go with your microscopy camp? We would love to see pictures of the event and what your campers discovered with their Foldscopes!
July 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
How did it go with your microscopy camp? We would love to see pictures of the event and what your campers discovered with their Foldscopes!
Playing around with my new foldscopes because I’m teaching a microscopy camp next week and these little scopes are wild exciting for kids. My 10 year old is oooohing and aaaahing.
This is a scarlet rose mallow hibiscus petal. Try 1 at sample prep, viewed through my phone held up to a light.
This is a scarlet rose mallow hibiscus petal. Try 1 at sample prep, viewed through my phone held up to a light.
July 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Playing around with my new foldscopes because I’m teaching a microscopy camp next week and these little scopes are wild exciting for kids. My 10 year old is oooohing and aaaahing.
This is a scarlet rose mallow hibiscus petal. Try 1 at sample prep, viewed through my phone held up to a light.
This is a scarlet rose mallow hibiscus petal. Try 1 at sample prep, viewed through my phone held up to a light.
Thank you for providing opportunities for more people to have fun exploring the microscopic world with Foldscopes! (we hope you share pictures from the event and encourage your participants to post their discoveries on the Microcosmos!)
microcosmos.foldscope.com
microcosmos.foldscope.com
Explore the Microscopic World with Foldscope
Explore the Microscopic World with Foldscope.
microcosmos.foldscope.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Thank you for providing opportunities for more people to have fun exploring the microscopic world with Foldscopes! (we hope you share pictures from the event and encourage your participants to post their discoveries on the Microcosmos!)
microcosmos.foldscope.com
microcosmos.foldscope.com
Last year, in partnership with Ensena Peru and thanks to an anonymous donation, we brought Foldscopes to classrooms across 5 regions of Peru: Cajamarca, La Libertad, Áncash, Amazonas, and Arequipa
📍 142 teachers trained
👩🏽🏫 3.8k students impacted
🌎 10k+ people reached
📍 142 teachers trained
👩🏽🏫 3.8k students impacted
🌎 10k+ people reached
Niños ven microorganismos por primera vez gracias a este invento 🤯
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June 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Last year, in partnership with Ensena Peru and thanks to an anonymous donation, we brought Foldscopes to classrooms across 5 regions of Peru: Cajamarca, La Libertad, Áncash, Amazonas, and Arequipa
📍 142 teachers trained
👩🏽🏫 3.8k students impacted
🌎 10k+ people reached
📍 142 teachers trained
👩🏽🏫 3.8k students impacted
🌎 10k+ people reached
This is a great way to use Foldscopes and microscopy for a creative writing prompt! #Teachers - how do you encourage student #creativity with science tools?
Adventures in Microscopy: Lizard Skin Part 3!
Observing the shed scales from a Carolina anole foot made me feel like I was studying a dragon! Tiny lizards can spark a powerful imagination when viewed under a Foldscope!
#FearlessMicroscopy #ScienceIsFun #STEAM #MagnifyCuriosity #EduSky
Observing the shed scales from a Carolina anole foot made me feel like I was studying a dragon! Tiny lizards can spark a powerful imagination when viewed under a Foldscope!
#FearlessMicroscopy #ScienceIsFun #STEAM #MagnifyCuriosity #EduSky
April 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This is a great way to use Foldscopes and microscopy for a creative writing prompt! #Teachers - how do you encourage student #creativity with science tools?
Lead an event with the Microscopical Society of SF today on using #Foldscopes in the field.
Here is a Peziza #fungus we looked at using the 340x lens. Amazing what origami, a ball lens, and good engineering can do
#microscopy #mycology #mushroom #DIYbio #biology #microscope #ascomycete #peziza
Here is a Peziza #fungus we looked at using the 340x lens. Amazing what origami, a ball lens, and good engineering can do
#microscopy #mycology #mushroom #DIYbio #biology #microscope #ascomycete #peziza
March 31, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Lead an event with the Microscopical Society of SF today on using #Foldscopes in the field.
Here is a Peziza #fungus we looked at using the 340x lens. Amazing what origami, a ball lens, and good engineering can do
#microscopy #mycology #mushroom #DIYbio #biology #microscope #ascomycete #peziza
Here is a Peziza #fungus we looked at using the 340x lens. Amazing what origami, a ball lens, and good engineering can do
#microscopy #mycology #mushroom #DIYbio #biology #microscope #ascomycete #peziza
I'm ready to go for the last day of the NSTA 2025 Conference! Come visit the @teamfoldscope.bsky.social booth #263 to say hi and learn more about Foldscopes and how to bring them into your classroom!
#FearlessMicroscopy #TeachBetter #ScienceIsFun #MagnifyCuriosity #EquityAndAccess #EduSky
#FearlessMicroscopy #TeachBetter #ScienceIsFun #MagnifyCuriosity #EquityAndAccess #EduSky
March 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I'm ready to go for the last day of the NSTA 2025 Conference! Come visit the @teamfoldscope.bsky.social booth #263 to say hi and learn more about Foldscopes and how to bring them into your classroom!
#FearlessMicroscopy #TeachBetter #ScienceIsFun #MagnifyCuriosity #EquityAndAccess #EduSky
#FearlessMicroscopy #TeachBetter #ScienceIsFun #MagnifyCuriosity #EquityAndAccess #EduSky
It is the final day of the NSTA 2025 Conference! Make sure to stop by our booth (#263) to see Foldscopes in action!
#NSTAPhilly25 #MagnifyCuriosty #EquityAndAccess #STEM #STEAM #EduSky
#NSTAPhilly25 #MagnifyCuriosty #EquityAndAccess #STEM #STEAM #EduSky
March 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
It is the final day of the NSTA 2025 Conference! Make sure to stop by our booth (#263) to see Foldscopes in action!
#NSTAPhilly25 #MagnifyCuriosty #EquityAndAccess #STEM #STEAM #EduSky
#NSTAPhilly25 #MagnifyCuriosty #EquityAndAccess #STEM #STEAM #EduSky
Thank you for organizing this very important program! Please keep us posted as to how it goes and share your images here and on the microcosmos so that more people can learn about tick identification using Foldscopes!
microcosmos.foldscope.com/allposts
microcosmos.foldscope.com/allposts
Dive into All Posts from the Microcosmos
See the latest observations and photos from Foldscopers all over the world
microcosmos.foldscope.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Thank you for organizing this very important program! Please keep us posted as to how it goes and share your images here and on the microcosmos so that more people can learn about tick identification using Foldscopes!
microcosmos.foldscope.com/allposts
microcosmos.foldscope.com/allposts
Building foldscopes tonight at Microscopes in Bars. If you are near The Valley Tavern in San Francisco we will be there 5-8pm Tuesday March 18th
March 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Building foldscopes tonight at Microscopes in Bars. If you are near The Valley Tavern in San Francisco we will be there 5-8pm Tuesday March 18th
I’m so excited to be presenting at the first-ever in-person conference by The Institute for Arts Integration & STEAM this July in Baltimore! 🎉
Foldscopes + Art = An incredible way to #MagnifyCuriosity!
#ArtsIntegration #FearlessMicroscopy #ScienceIsBeautiful #EduSky
artsintegrationconference.com
Foldscopes + Art = An incredible way to #MagnifyCuriosity!
#ArtsIntegration #FearlessMicroscopy #ScienceIsBeautiful #EduSky
artsintegrationconference.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I’m so excited to be presenting at the first-ever in-person conference by The Institute for Arts Integration & STEAM this July in Baltimore! 🎉
Foldscopes + Art = An incredible way to #MagnifyCuriosity!
#ArtsIntegration #FearlessMicroscopy #ScienceIsBeautiful #EduSky
artsintegrationconference.com
Foldscopes + Art = An incredible way to #MagnifyCuriosity!
#ArtsIntegration #FearlessMicroscopy #ScienceIsBeautiful #EduSky
artsintegrationconference.com
#Teachers - give every student moments of wonder and awe with Foldscopes!
#STEAM #STEM #Microscopy #ScienceEducation #EquityAndAccess #EduSky
foldscope.com/pages/store-...
#STEAM #STEM #Microscopy #ScienceEducation #EquityAndAccess #EduSky
foldscope.com/pages/store-...
Adventures In Microscopy: Vorticella
I found a vorticella in a river water sample. I ❤️ watching it slowly release its cilia.
Images captured with a Foldscope 2.0 at 340X magnification + 5X zoom on my phone
#FearlessMicroscopy #STEAM #EduSky #ScienceIsBeautiful
I found a vorticella in a river water sample. I ❤️ watching it slowly release its cilia.
Images captured with a Foldscope 2.0 at 340X magnification + 5X zoom on my phone
#FearlessMicroscopy #STEAM #EduSky #ScienceIsBeautiful
February 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
#Teachers - give every student moments of wonder and awe with Foldscopes!
#STEAM #STEM #Microscopy #ScienceEducation #EquityAndAccess #EduSky
foldscope.com/pages/store-...
#STEAM #STEM #Microscopy #ScienceEducation #EquityAndAccess #EduSky
foldscope.com/pages/store-...
#Teachers - use bubbles to integrate the elements of shape & form into your science lessons with a classroom set of Foldscopes! #STEAM #ArtsIntegration #Microscopy #ScienceEducation #EquityAndAccesss #EduSky
foldscope.com/products/bas...
foldscope.com/products/bas...
Adventures In Microscopy: Bubbles!
There is something magical about bubbles, no matter what size they are. These are from a slide I made using water from a retention pond. The images were captured with a Foldscope 2.0 at 140X magnification.
#FearlessMicroscopy #ScienceIsBeautiful #STEAM #EduSky
There is something magical about bubbles, no matter what size they are. These are from a slide I made using water from a retention pond. The images were captured with a Foldscope 2.0 at 140X magnification.
#FearlessMicroscopy #ScienceIsBeautiful #STEAM #EduSky
February 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
#Teachers - use bubbles to integrate the elements of shape & form into your science lessons with a classroom set of Foldscopes! #STEAM #ArtsIntegration #Microscopy #ScienceEducation #EquityAndAccesss #EduSky
foldscope.com/products/bas...
foldscope.com/products/bas...
Who doesn’t love foldscopes? What other great yields from science funding?
NSF Career Award supported invention of Foldscope - now reached 3 million kids globally with ~1 million kids in US - bringing joy of science to grassroots & communities with very little support. It’s brought communities working together on global problems.
www.goldengooseaward.org/01awardees/f...
www.goldengooseaward.org/01awardees/f...
January 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Who doesn’t love foldscopes? What other great yields from science funding?
Let students do science to learn science!
Of course, you know I will recommend using #Foldscopes so that every student can fully experience the world of microscopy and follow their curiosity!
#EduSky #STEM #STEAM #ScienceIsFun #TeachBetter #tlap #sciTLAP
Of course, you know I will recommend using #Foldscopes so that every student can fully experience the world of microscopy and follow their curiosity!
#EduSky #STEM #STEAM #ScienceIsFun #TeachBetter #tlap #sciTLAP
January 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Let students do science to learn science!
Of course, you know I will recommend using #Foldscopes so that every student can fully experience the world of microscopy and follow their curiosity!
#EduSky #STEM #STEAM #ScienceIsFun #TeachBetter #tlap #sciTLAP
Of course, you know I will recommend using #Foldscopes so that every student can fully experience the world of microscopy and follow their curiosity!
#EduSky #STEM #STEAM #ScienceIsFun #TeachBetter #tlap #sciTLAP
Fantastic! Sorry about the timing - it looked like your post was made recently. But still happy to share how people are using their Foldscopes!
January 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Fantastic! Sorry about the timing - it looked like your post was made recently. But still happy to share how people are using their Foldscopes!