My Exploration this far Pollen Grain ONION SHELL
“Ah, this big thing is a “Loter”? Wow!!!!
“I have seen a bee” “I have seen a millipede” “I have seen a scorpion””I saw a mosquito” “I have seen an ant” “Ah, this big thing is a “Loter”? Wow!!!! The above exclamations are from primary school children during our visit to Lokichoggio, Turkana while viewing specimens using Foldscope microscopes. “Loter” is the local…
தூங்குமூஞ்சி மரத்தின் மகரந்தம்
தூங்குமூஞ்சி மரத்தின் மகரந்தத்தை இரண்டு வகையில் பதிவு செய்துள்ளோம். மேலிருந்து வெளிச்சத்தை செலுத்தும்போது எவ்வாறு தோற்றம் இருக்கிறது. பின்னால் செலுத்தும்போது எவ்வாறு தோற்றம் இருக்கிறது என்பதை அறிய பதிவு செய்தோம்.
Pourquoi le lac Retba a-t-il la couleur d’une carotte?
Le lac Retba, également appelé lac rose (“lac rose” en français) est un plan d’eau bien connu au Sénégal, près de Dakar, la capitale. Le lac est stupéfiant : il a une couleur rose-orangée si prononcée, comme les carottes ! On me dit aussi qu’il est 10 fois plus salée que l’océan, et même plus…
Why does the Retba lake have the color of a carrot?
The Retba Lake, also called Pink lake (“lac rose” in French) is a well-known water body in Senegal, near Dakar, the capital. The lake is astounding: it has such a bright, carrot-like color! I am also told that it is 10 time more salted than the ocean, and even more than the Dead Sea. A…
International Day of the Forests.
In celebration of #InternationalDayofForests we spent our afternoon at Kitale Forest with a team of adventurous children, members of Kitale Community Forest Association and Kenya Forest Service. It was a glorious day having “adventures in the plant kingdom” using Foldscope and Education Above All Foundation#IFERB resources to raise awareness on the need for us to…
Penicillium fungus
You shouldn’t eat mold on bread or from a loaf with visible spots. The mold roots can quickly spread through bread, though you can’t see them. Eating moldy bread could make you sick, and inhaling spores may trigger breathing problems if you have a mold allergy
Water distiller with everyday home supplies
Summer’s finally here! Which means it’s time to distill our own water, making full use of the abundant summer sun. Distilled water is used for hydrating samples like moss and lichens. Tap water is said to contain chlorine, which is harmful to microorganisms in the sample. I haven’t compared results with tap water and distilled…
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Foldscope activity challenge Day 5
Feb 13th, 17:00 / Gradually I noticed the duration of activity was decreasing day after another due to some reasons for example how I reacted to things happened and the expectations I had did not match the reality. I faced things I did not encounter them before nor thought of them, all made me feel…
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