Our Fast & Curious Tour visited Kinston, NC, where 310 Foldscope 2.0s were distributed to teachers to use with their students! 🙌
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Even if you are not in the DC, MD, or VA area, we HIGHLY encourage you to apply if you are located in the United States!
💳 $200 in Foldscope Gift Cards for Your Classroom!
The SACP + SSP Foldscope Grant gives K–12 educators in the U.S. and Canada the chance to bring the microscopic world to life. This opportunity is open to any educator teaching science!
Apply here: chemistryoutreach.org/awards-grant...
🎉 Congratulations to our February 2026 Foldscoper of the Month, La Tonya Miles! 🎉
📸 Follow her work:
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🙌 We’re excited to share that Holly Stuart, our Educational Specialist, will be representing Foldscope at the NCMLE Moving the Middle Forward Conference on March 23rd & 24th in Charlotte, NC!🔬
✨ More info about the conference: bit.ly/MovingTheMiddleForward
#MovingTheMiddleForward #NCMLE26
Foldscope’s Prepared Slide Box Sets make microscopy effortless, engaging, and instantly accessible—no prep, no waiting. Each kit is thoughtfully curated, bringing science to life the moment they’re placed under a Foldscope.
Purchase now on foldscope.com!
Thank you for your kinds words!💚
Normally the “Wows!” and looks on the faces of teachers when they experience a @teamfoldscope.bsky.social for the first time is thanks enough for the work I do, but Jennifer Griffin of Onslow County Schools took it up a notch with this goody bag!
Foldscope is heading to the 2026 Catawba Regional Forum tomorrow!
We are excited to connect with school counselors, career specialists, principals, WBL coordinators, and administrators! 🙌
Can't attend the event, but want to learn more? Read about Foldscope's mission here: buff.ly/oYjZeo0
LaTonya Miles, a recent Fast and Curious Tour attendee, brought her Foldscopes into her classroom to do a fun "Foldscope Friday" activity with her students. The sand from the playground was a big hit! 🙌
Get your affordable classroom bundle now on foldscope.com or tap the link in our bio!
Microscope Mysteries is now available nationwide on the 4-H online store!
This book is designed for intermediate-level youth interested in learning more about how microscopes work and the design and use of the Foldscope, to explore the tiny worlds around us. 📖 🕵️♀️ 🔬
Get yours! buff.ly/W5sQiaH
Our Fast & Curious Tour visited the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and distributed a total of 599 Foldscope Minis and 1749 Foldscope 2.0s to students and community members! 🙌
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Visit foldscope.com to get a class set for your students!
We’re still smiling after reading the incredible feedback from our sessions at the South Carolina Science Education Leadership Association Conference!
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#SCSELA#Foldscope
🔬✨ Today we celebrate International Women and Girls in Science Day ✨🔬
To every woman breaking barriers in labs, classrooms, and research centers, and to every girl who dreams of discovering something new, this world needs your curiosity, your brilliance, and your voice.
🎉 Congratulations to our January 2026 Foldscoper of the Month, Dr. Anupma Harshal W. 🎉
📸 Follow her work:
Microcosmos: buff.ly/OduGSs2
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Instagram: @anuharshal
K-12 educators! Foldscopes are changing the microscopy game. These paper microscopes are wonderful for students of all ages because of their affordability, portability, durability, and ease of use.
Product tutorials: buff.ly/JU467rL
Educator bundles: buff.ly/asERa1L
Foldscope Instruments will attend the SCSELA 2026 Conference on Feb. 6 and 7, 2026, as an exhibitor and will host workshops! Teachers, come by our booth to learn about our affordable paper microscope, and expand your students' access to microscopy! 🔬
✨ Go to buff.ly/91UvOFI for more info!
It’s affordable, portable, and completely waterproof!💧
As Manu shows in this video, the adventures with a Foldscope are endless. You can take it ANYWHERE…even a hot spring in the Chilean fjords, and that’s truly the beauty of the Foldscope.
🔗 Tap the link in our bio to get yours!
#ChileanFjords
Would you still eat snow cream after watching this video?🍦🔬❄️
#Foldscope #SnowUnderMicroscope
📍Boone, NC Fast and Curious Tour stop!
📌Apply now at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#boonenc #educatorworkshop #fastandcurioustour
📸 Snapshots from the Fast and Curious Tour stops at the University of North Carolina Wilmington!
@cestem.uncw
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We’re proud to celebrate every 2025 Foldscoper of the Month and the impact they’ve made through curiosity, creativity, and shared discovery! 🦠🌿🐜
Foldscoper of the Month is chosen from the top poster each month. Join the community at microcosmos.foldscope.com!
#Foldscope
With a Foldscope in hand, science is always within reach. Explore, discover, and learn anytime, anywhere.
Tap the link in our bio to learn more.
#Foldscope #AccessibleScience #STEMEducation
Congratulations to our 2025 Foldscoper of the Year, Prakash Sampath! 🎉
Prakash published 116 diverse posts on Microcosmos in 2025. To be the next titleholder, join our community and excel in both quality and quantity of posts in 2026.
✨ Explore his posts:
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#FoldscoperOfTheYear
We heard 2026 was the new 2016... so here's a little Foldscope throwback! 10 years later, and our mission is still the same!
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🥹A thrilling moment from day 2 of our Fast & Curious Tour stop with CESTEM at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, as this teacher saw the amazement of what the Foldscope 2.0 is.
📌 APPLY NOW FOR THE FAST & CURIOUS TOUR AT docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#fastandcurious
We're giving out FREE Foldscopes to educators and community leaders in the US! Visit foldscope.com/pages/fast-c... for more information or...
📌 Apply now at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#freefoldscopes #educatorworkshop #fastandcurioustour
🎉 Congratulations to our December Foldscoper of the Month, Enrico Piperno! 🎉
📸 Follow his work:
Microcosmos:
microcosmos.foldscope.com/author/A1bYO...
Instagram:
@e.piperno
The projector feature of the Foldscope is one of our favorites! Try it for yourself and tag us 😄
💡 Pro tip: If you are projecting onto a table, grab a piece of paper and trace what you see! You'll end up with a really cool piece of artwork 🎨
#foldscopeprojectorfeature #scienceclassinspo
Our Fast & Curious Tour visited the Fort Mill Schools District Office in Fort Mill, SC, where educators had the opportunity to learn about the Foldscope 2.0!
Thank you to everyone who joined us. It was inspiring to hear how Foldscope will be used to engage students in new and exciting ways. 🌱
Congratulations to Nicole Mills of RTI International, the winner of our Foldscope drawing at the K–12 Carolinas STEM Teaching & Learning Conference!
Check out and support RTI International's Clean Water for US Kids program at this link!💧https://www.rticleanplus.org/en
#carolinasstemconference
