Soil Moisture Sensor
Lesson Details
- Kit Used: PictoBlox, Arduino Nano, evive IoT Kit
- Subject: Programming, Internet of Things
- Duration: 60 Minutes
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Grade: 8th, 9th, 10th
Prerequisites:
None
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Lesson Overview
Students will learn the following things:
- What is a soil moisture sensor?
- How it works and how to get the moisture level of the soil from the raw reading of the sensor?
- Circuit diagram of a soil moisture sensor interfaced with evive.
- Activity: Reading the soil moisture level and displaying it on evive Display.
Material Required
1 set of the following material per group of 3-5 students:
| Component | Image | Quantity | Available in Bundle |
|---|---|---|---|
| evive |  | 1 | |
| USB A-B Cable |  | 1 | |
| Soil Moisture Sensor |  | 1 | |
| Male to Female Jumper Cable 20cm |  | 5 |
Lesson Outline
Soil Moisture Sensor - 25 minutes
- What is a soil moisture sensor?
- How does it work?
- How to get the soil moisture level from the analog reading of the sensor with the formula of conversion.
Circuitry - 10 minutes
Connecting the soil moisture sensor with evive.
Activity - 25 minutes
Program evive to show the moisture level of the soil on evive display.
