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   PROJECT "FOLDSCOPES: FROM SOUTHBOROUGH TO ECUADOR" ​​

​Horconcito & Salinas Communities-Manabí


DATE
Ausgust 16, 2022.
​Ausgust 17, 2022.


LOCATION
​‘Unidad Educativa Fiscal Salinas’- Salinas community
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‘José Perfecto Quiroz school’ -Horconcito community

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Table 1. List of schools and quantity of Foldscopes distributed by canton/community.
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Almost 100 Foldscopes were distributed to schools and a workshop of young environmentalists located in the Chone River estuary, Manabí!.  "All human knowledge proceeds out of experience; we cannot know anything except by experience." (Swami Vivekananda). Foldscopes provide an opportunity for children to experience the microcosm up close. Students were fascinated by this new tool for their science and biology class.

We had the opportunity to share a bit of our UNA SALUD/ONE HEALTH program with the students and teachers, and we were impressed with how easily and quickly they grasped the holistic concept. Not to mention, their excellent participation in the assembly and collection of samples! 
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Figure 1. Students, teachers, Rotarians and Fucobi's team at the UE Fiscal Salinas.
​The students and teachers learned about Foldscopes and the range of possibilities for active learning they represent. The samples can range from soil microbes, bacteria, cells, single-celled organisms, insects, microplastics, contaminants in water and soils, organic tissues and more.

Every participant was provided a Foldscope Kit and was guided in its assembly and use. Two students and two sciences/biology and chemistry teachers from each of the 7 schools attended the training.  

Our goal as FUCOBI is to continue facilitating access to knowledge and science in coastal and amazonian communities of Ecuador, and to equip students to be adaptable in an ever-changing society.


And a special shout-out to the Rotary Club of Chone and Dra. Acacia Warren for all their support!
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Figure 2. Students, teachers, Rotarians and Fucobi's team at the 'Manuel Perfecto Quiróz school'
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  • ONE HEALTH
    • Student Projects
    • mangroveENCODE >
      • DNA methylation and adaptation to salinity stress.
      • Ecuador Mangrove Biodiversity
      • Project on CO2 Absorption by Mangroves
      • Endocrine Disruptive Chemicals (EDCs) in Mangroves
    • ShrimpENCODE >
      • Shrimp Biodiversity and Genetic Diversity
      • TSV in Shrimp
      • WSSV in shrimp
      • Shrimp allergens
      • Metals / Cadmium in Shrimp
      • Biodiversity and Genetic Diversity Fish
      • Shell Genetic Diversity
      • Crab Genetic Diversity
      • Shrimp Epigenome Project
      • Low level endocrine disturbing chemical potentials — changes in the expression of genes causing shrimp allergy in humans and other endocrine disturbing chemicals​
    • childrenENCODE >
      • Project: Foldscopes: From Southborough to Ecuador >
        • Manabí >
          • Portovelo
          • Horconcito&Salinas
        • Pastaza >
          • Arajuno&Shiwakucha
      • Shrimp Scampi
      • We are what we eat
      • Congenital Malformations (Metals and POPs)
      • Cancer and EDCs (metals and POPs)
      • Learn About Pollutants That Affect People
      • Genes that Cause Allergies in Humans
      • Antibiotic Resistance and the Poultry Industry
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