Adafruit
Adafruit Soil Sensor Kit for micro:bit v2
· MPN: ADA6352
This classroom-friendly kit pairs a micro:bit v2.2 with a simple soil sensor so students can monitor a pot plant and learn a bit of programming at the same t...
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This classroom-friendly kit pairs a micro:bit v2.2 with a simple soil sensor so students can monitor a pot plant and learn a bit of programming at the same time. It was designed to work with the "FarmBeats for Students" curriculum, where the micro:bit can show smile and frown status reports to indicate when a plant might need a drink.
In the box you get the Adafruit Simple Soil Sensor for the plant pot, a micro:bit v2.2 microcontroller board, and the accessories needed to get going. That includes a 3 foot / 1 metre long Micro-B USB cable for connecting to a laptop, a 2 x AAA battery holder with switch for portable projects, 2 x AAA alkaline batteries, red, black and white alligator clips, and 2 x 9 cm long stainless steel nails.
It is a neat starter set for students, teachers and makers working in the BBC micro:bit ecosystem. Whether you are building a simple plant-care indicator or using it as part of a physical computing lesson, this kit brings together the core parts needed for hands-on environmental sensing.
Suitable for classroom activities, beginner coding projects and simple plant monitoring with micro:bit.
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- microcontroller
- A microcontroller is a small computer on a single chip that runs a stored program and controls connected inputs and outputs such as buttons, sensors, displays and communication interfaces. In a device built around one, it is the part that executes the code and coordinates the device's behaviour.
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