**Using simple materials, we’ve developed a microscope kit you can build yourself** - the result of many teams’ work coming together!

### Introducing the Community Microscope Explore the invisible microscopic world around you with an affordable microscope kit you construct yourself! When you get a kit, please use the hashtags #communitymicroscope and #communityscience to post your unboxing and build photos -- and tag us with @PublicLab on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram **** ## Questions [questions:community-microscope] **** ## Assembly [activities:community-microscope-assembly] **** ## Using your microscope [activities:community-microscope-usage] **** ## Challenges [questions:community-microscope-challenges] **** ## Prototyping Ongoing work on the design of the Community Microscope Kit can be found here: [notes:community-microscope-prototyping] **** ### Media [![final.png](/i/24981?size=thumb)](/i/24981) [![IMG_20180510_190544_862.jpg](/i/24979?size=thumb)](/i/24979) [![IMG_20180516_093247_808.jpg](/i/24980?size=thumb)](/i/24980) [![nice.jpg](/i/24967?size=thumb)](/i/24967) [![microscope-drawing.jpeg](/i/24970?size=thumb)](/i/24970) [![cards.jpg](/i/24971?size=thumb)](/i/24971) [![sketch.jpg](/i/24974?size=thumb)](/i/24974) [![tiny2.gif](/i/24972?size=thumb)](/i/24972) [![card.jpg](/i/24973?size=thumb)](/i/24973) [![three.jpg](/i/24975?size=thumb)](/i/24975) [![sketches-bw.jpg](/i/24976?size=thumb)](/i/24976) [![workspace-green.jpg](/i/24977?size=thumb)](/i/24977) [![flow3.gif](/i/24978?size=thumb)](/i/24978) **** Want to remix your own? Here's a link to a shared document where you can compose your own images for sharing: > https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sNET-Ifnu95n1X6SoYAAWH0B-9l5Md8bgH-2Dg4b7eQ/edit#slide=id.g37c06b9e15_2_15 Please use the hashtags #communitymicroscope and #communityscience -- and tag us with @PublicLab on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram Also see this larger collection of images in Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gyznzckh53u0255/AAAY5iuo3LyWFUmELugGQNR0a?dl=0