SMASHfest UK
The organisers of the 2017 SMASHfest got in touch asking to borrow some microscopes for their huge science festival. Over 4000 children and adults visited over the two days and used our primary school microscopes to examine some huge bugs and beetles, making their long hairy legs and armoured shell visible to all. Mixing science with art, children were encouraged to look at the bugs through the microscope and draw what they could see, similar to Robert Hooke's Micrographia. This made the children go beyond the initial "Yuck" and "Ooh look at this!" that could be heard around the room, and really concentrate on what elements could be seen thanks to the microscope. You can find out more about what SMASHfest is up to now on their website.