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More microscopy outreach

#1 Post by Tom Jones » Tue Nov 15, 2016 2:59 am

On October 29th, I had my microscopes set up at a Science Fair Expo at the Riverside (CA) County Office of Education. Lots of displays and workshops for the kids wanting to do science fair projects. Many STEM experts, generally college professors, available for consultation with the students. Some 300 kids and their parents attended. Photos from the Expo are attached. Specimens were the usual suspects, pond water, meteorite slice, cancer cells, etc.

On November 5th, I had everything set up at the US Navy's Surface Warfare Center (NAVSEA) in Norco, CA., for their open house. Over 2,400 kids and their parents came through. Lot's of really cool Navy displays to go with the microscopes! The bad thing was NO PHOTOS! We were in a restricted area of the base and no cells phones or cameras were allowed. :cry:

All of the security folks were in full (save for the helmets) tactical gear! Even a guard dog and handler cruising the displays to make you feel safe. Secrets abound you know :shock: ... Not often STEM displays are that well protected! 8-)

Tom
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Re: More microscopy outreach

#2 Post by rnabholz » Tue Nov 15, 2016 3:35 am

Very nicely done Tom!

Lots of interested and engaged folks there.

Love to see all the kids too.

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Re: More microscopy outreach

#3 Post by JimT » Tue Nov 15, 2016 9:52 pm

Fantastic work on your part. 300 and 2400 kids. Wow!
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Re: More microscopy outreach

#4 Post by zzffnn » Tue Nov 15, 2016 10:48 pm

Great work!
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Re: More microscopy outreach

#5 Post by vasselle » Wed Nov 16, 2016 2:34 pm

Bonjour
Bon travail
Et je suis toujours émerveillé que la microscopie intéresse les plus jeunes
Et merci de nous faire partagé votre activité
Cordialement seb
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Re: More microscopy outreach

#6 Post by billben74 » Fri Nov 18, 2016 9:28 pm

What a fantastic thing to do. So many 'scopes and so many interested young minds.
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Re: More microscopy outreach

#7 Post by Tom Jones » Sat Nov 19, 2016 2:34 am

Thanks everyone! If you can get to them when they're young enough, you can twist them pretty much any way you like. 8-)

I've often thought the instrument manufacturers should do something like this, but on a much larger scale. The cost would be relatively trivial compared to the number of kids you could reach.

Sadly, as far as I can tell, none of them have any inclination to do so. :(

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Re: More microscopy outreach

#8 Post by Rodney » Sat Nov 19, 2016 4:00 am

Sadly again we live in a electronic hand held device world that many if not most will not venture out of their own little world and take another look at what real biological life is about.
I could say robot like heads but I just did.
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Re: More microscopy outreach

#9 Post by Yvan » Sat Nov 19, 2016 4:57 am

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