A Filipino innovator creates an affordable and improvised microscope for students or schools who cannot afford expensive laboratory equipment.
In order for students to better understand what the teacher is teaching, there are lessons in school that require equipment.
Just like in science, when it comes to laboratory classes, equipment is required.
The student may find it difficult to understand some lessons without adequate equipment.
This was the challenge in basic education when COVID-19 hit.
Students are no longer able to go to the laboratories because the schools are closed.
And to help teachers and students explore science anywhere, a Filipino innovator created an improvised microscope.
“We made this make-roscope, a portable keychain microscope that enables children to see microorganisms,” said Jeremy de Leon, Filipino Innovator, Make-roscope.
“Even children can explore science even when they are only at home,” Jeremy added.
According to Jeremy de Leon, the kit costs from P300 to P500.
It already contains a make-roscope, tweezers, keychain, blank glass slides, prepared specimens, specimen tubes and pipettes.
Because of this, it’s like you’re in a science laboratory.
And to use it, you just apply the make-croscope and glass slides to the front camera of your SMART phone.
Here, different specimens such as ant, plant cells, or animal cells can be discovered.
The make-roscope has 125 times magnification and can be increased to 400 times with a smartphone.
Make-roscope to ignite Filipino youth’s interest to become scientists—Filipino Innovator
Jeremy believes that the make-roscope, it will encourage more young people to take an interest in science and become scientists.
He said this was in response to President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s wish to increase the number of scientists in the Philippines.
“Because of this, we can get children’s interest. We can strengthen children’s interest in stem. That’s the ultimate goal so that we can have more scientists, more researchers and their decision-making using science,” Jeremy added.
Jeremy will present his invention at the Youth Summit of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) – Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology.
He said the aim is to find potential partners such as institutions or foundations that will adopt the make-roscope and give it to their partner schools.
“What we really want is for all students to have a make-roscope. That’s really the goal. We need partners. We need institutions. We also need help from the government to finance the start-up we are building,” according to Jeremy.
The Youth Summit was attended by more than 160 youth leaders from 10 SEAMEO member countries including Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
The aim of the said event is to provide a platform for young people to participate in the improvement of the education sector in Southeast Asia.
