Community Microscope Kit

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

Explore the invisible microscopic world around you with an affordable microscope kit you construct yourself!

Activities

Purpose	Category	Status	Author	Time	Difficulty	Replications
MapKnitter map of bee leg stitch test	-	-	@MaggPi	-	-	0 replications: Try it »
MapKnitter map of MicroscopeKnitTest	-	-	@Bronwen	-	-	0 replications: Try it »
Raspberry PI NoIR close-up Imaging	-	-	@MaggPi	-	-	0 replications: Try it »
Community Microscope Assembly Instructions	-	-	@Bronwen	-	-	0 replications: Try it »
Looking at Dust (and other things)	-	-	@partsandcrafts	-	-	3 replications: Try it »
USB Webcam vs Raspberry Pi V2 Field of View (FOV) comparison / Community microscope initial evaluation #2	-	-	@MaggPi	-	-	0 replications: Try it »
Infrared Insect Microscopy	-	-	@MaggPi	-	-	0 replications: Try it »
Microscope calibration overlays… What’s the best approach?	-	-	@MaggPi	-	-	0 replications: Try it »
Microscope Webcam Conversion	-	-	@Bronwen	-	-	0 replications: Try it »
Community Microscope Stage Assembly Instructions	-	-	@mimiss	-	-	0 replications: Try it »
A Prototype Paper Stage for the Microscope	-	-	@mimiss	-	-	0 replications: Try it »
Calibrating a Microscope	-	-	@mathew	-	-	0 replications: Try it »
Correcting the colour of the Pi Camera image	-	-	@julianstirling	-	-	0 replications: Try it »
Build a low-magnification "dissection microscope" for microplastics	-	-	@warren	-	-	0 replications: Try it »

Activities should include a materials list, costs and a step-by-step guide to construction with photos. Learn what makes a good activity here.

Title	Author	Updated	Likes	Comments
What is an estimated cost for this project?	@pdhixenbaugh	over 4 years ago	1	3
Microscope not focusing right	@Meculus	almost 5 years ago	0	5
How do I get the USB camera to work on an Android phone	@pietervanboheemen	over 5 years ago	0	1
Would it be possible to make our own microscopic scale rulers (micrometers) using optical discs (DVDs?)	@warren	over 5 years ago	0	6
How do I...troubleshoot my webcam's focus?	@Bonnieralston	over 5 years ago	0	1
How do I build the Deluxe Microscope Kit	@aps	almost 6 years ago	1	2
Is there a step by step to building the super pi Microscope kit	@Hightower77	about 6 years ago	1	2
How can you calculate microscope magnification with just a calibration slide?	@Bronwen	about 6 years ago	0	5
Which objectives do you use?	@aquiles	over 6 years ago	1	6
What types of slides would be good for working with the basic microscope?	@stevie	almost 7 years ago	0	2
What is the best light source to use for the basic microscope?	@stevie	over 6 years ago	1	9
What information should be posted with images taken with a microscope?	@stevie	over 6 years ago	1	3
How could the new basic microscope project be used in building towards advocacy outcomes?	@stevie	over 6 years ago	1	0
Where can microscope lenses (objectives) be bought?	@warren	about 7 years ago	0	14

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

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

Title	Author	Updated	Likes	Comments
A Prototype Paper Stage for the Microscope	@mimiss	over 5 years ago	2	1
Integrating User instructions into the Community Microscope build materials	@jiteovien	about 6 years ago	4	3
Microscope calibration overlays… What’s the best approach?	@MaggPi	over 6 years ago	3	4
USB Webcam vs Raspberry Pi V2 Field of View (FOV) comparison / Community microscope initial evaluation #2	@MaggPi	over 6 years ago	3	6
Community Microscope Initial Evaluation	@MaggPi	over 6 years ago	3	8