The Arduino Greenhouse Kit includes the electronic hardware and structural components needed to build a greenhouse that can connect to IoT (Internet of Things) devices. Access to the online getting started guide is included – this guide provides step-by-step instructions for building the greenhouse and covers safety measures with the technology, how to set the hardware and configure devices, an overview of the IoT platform, and the dashboard feature.
Content Sold Separately
The content for the Arduino Greenhouse Kit is sold separately. A subscription to Arduino Cloud for Schools is required in order to access the content and lessons for the Greenhouse Kit.
Combining the Arduino Greenhouse Kit with a subscription to Arduino Cloud for schools provides many benefits:
- Access to the Arduino Greenhouse Kit content and lessons
- Unlimited storage and compilation time for all your students’ sketches
- Dashboards that visualize without any restrictions
- Exclusive guides on coding and using the hardware
- Easy-to-use classroom management tools
- Enhanced collaboration and easy troubleshooting with Google Classroom integration
The content for the Greenhouse Kit is tailored for middle and high school students. The middle school lessons are designed to build confidence for younger students and don’t include coding. Templates for coding and the dashboards are provided. Seven exploratory lessons for middle school students are included. The high school content walks students through building the code and dashboards for the greenhouse. Students will learn how to transform data into knowledge and collect data using sensors, as well as learn about analyzing data and reading graphs. Five lessons and an open project are included for high school students.
Through the lessons, students will learn about a variety of concepts including:
- Plant care
- Climate control
- Data analysis
- Calibration
- Humidity
- Temperature
- Soil moisture
- Photosynthesis
- The greenhouse effect
Learners will gather, monitor, and analyze data from the plants in the greenhouse using sensors. Students can visualize the data they’ve collected through customizable dashboards in the Arduino Cloud.