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Plants on Mars – Build an automatic plant watering system | Teach with space T09
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Plants on Mars – Build an automatic plant watering system | Teach with space T09

27/02/2019

Students will explore technology used in space through the Arduino tool. They will build an automatic watering system that measures soil humidity and waters a plant accordingly. The basics of programming in C++ will be introduced using the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE) software. 

Languages: English, French, Italian
Age range: 14 – 19 years old
Keywords: Arduino, Sensor, Servo, Code, Mars, Plants, Automate
Subjects: Programming, Design, Electronics, Fluid Physics|

Build an automated plant watering system
Build an automated plant watering system
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