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This Foldscope Explores... blog covers three microscopy techniques that can take your Foldscope explorations to a whole new level. Expand your skills so you can discover even more of the microscopic world.

Summary:

• Ladybugs are not all female.
• Ladybugs are not bugs.
• Microscopic studies can reveal connections between the structure and function of the different parts of the ladybug.
• Share your observations with others to show what you learned!

Vital stains are valuable not only for their role in histology, but also for their inherent natural beauty. So let’s learn what they are, who first used them in histology, and what they look like under aFoldscope.

Foldscope Explores... Spaghetti is here to help you celebrate National Spaghetti Day on January 4th! Fix up a plate of your favorite pasta, grab your Foldscope, and explore with me!

• Students need opportunities to use scientific tools and equipment
• Using a fun thing like candy can make taking scientific measurements an enjoyable experience
• Share your observations with others to show what you learned!

Foldscope Explores... Tea Leaves is all about the macroscopic and microscopic beauty of tea leaves. Grab a mug of your favorite tea and your Foldscope and explore with me!

Holly Stuart's recount of her experience at the Teach Better 22 Conference at the National Inventors Hall of Fame Middle School in Akron, OH on October 13-15. She held a Foldscope workshop session helping educators see the power of providing high quality scientific equipment for all students.