PNG Foldscopes

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Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEAM

Age Group:

Kids, Teens
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Allowed Ages: 10 to 18
Allowed Grades: 4th Grade to 12th Grade

Program Description

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Join us on Monday, January 16 at 6:00 to make your own Foldscope. Foldscope combines low-cost materials with precision optics to create inexpensive microscopes that are affordable for communities worldwide. This program is part of the Project Next Generation grant and is open to students ages 10 to 18.

 

Funding for Project Next Generation is provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).