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Re: Science on a Shoestring: $4 Microscopes
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oh my god, I totally want some of these! We are installing an exhibit on China next summer and are planning a summer of related programming. Bamboo is obviously relevant to China, and it would be a great science tie-in. 

Maybe I could get kids to design their own....hmm....

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In the spirit of giving students science tools rather than tests,  
this article from Nature highlights a non-profit group in India  
called Jodo Gyan that is providing microscopes made from bamboo:

<http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v13/n10/full/nm1007-1128a.html>

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