**Using simple materials, we’ve developed a microscope kit you can build yourself** - the result of many teams’ work coming together! (link to [Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/publiclab/the-community-microscope-kit))

<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/publiclab/the-community-microscope-kit/widget/video.html" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"> </iframe>

### 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

### Assembly Instructions

[Click here](https://publiclab.org/notes/bronwen/05-07-2018/microscope-webcam-conversion) for instructions to assemble the [Intro Kit](https://store.publiclab.org/collections/prototyping-kits/products/microscope?variant=8179759612011)

[Click here](https://publiclab.org/notes/warren/10-24-2018/add-a-high-quality-webcam-to-your-community-microscope-kit) for instructions to assemble the [Plus Kit](https://store.publiclab.org/collections/microscopes/products/copy-of-community-microscope-intro-kit?variant=13912032837741)

[Click here](https://publiclab.org/notes/bronwen/11-29-2018/assembling-the-raspberry-pi-microscope) for instructions to assemble the [Pi Kit](https://store.publiclab.org/collections/microscopes/products/community-microscope-pi-kit)


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## Questions

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[![preview.png](/i/27269)](/i/27269)



## Assembly

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You can also find lasercut and 3d printing files for the kit here: https://github.com/publiclab/community-microscope

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## Using your microscope

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## Challenges

[questions:community-microscope-challenges]

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## Prototyping

Ongoing work on the design of the Community Microscope Kit can be found here:

[notes:community-microscope-prototyping]



## Workshops

[Use this link to view through your microscope](https://publiclab.github.io/infragram)

[Flyers for the events](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KdpxEoeIyKvU-MbM2hiU2NCXp4AImu3ZWNqX1Zkvovc/edit?usp=sharing)

On **Thursday, February 14th**, [IMVEC](https://publiclab.org/profile/imvec) will de doing a 2 hour workshop to build microscopes in collaboration with the WETlab of Hangar in Barcelona. More [information here](https://publiclab.org/notes/imvec/12-02-2018/community-microscope-workshop-barcelona)

### Events

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### Media



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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

Some Google Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/d1RxsTY8R5kF6d1J9