DT Challenge Smart Garden

Learn about the BBC micro:bit while creating your own super-sensing Smart Garden!

Learn how to program a BBC micro:bit using Blockly — no experience required. Learn the basics of programming in Blockly with our full BBC micro:bit simulator. Create a Smart Garden device to monitor the health of your plants, measuring temperature and wiring up a simple soil moisture sensor.

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Access to the DT Challenges for Australian students in Years 3-8 has been funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment until the end of 2020.

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	Module	Progress
1.	Displaying images and text	View Happy micro:bit! View Wascally Wabbit View I love the rain View I ❤ the rain View A 🦆 doesn't need an ☂️! View Adaptation View Plants love sunshine!
2.	Sensors and pins	View The temperature is ... View What's the temperature NOW? View Moisture sensor View Plant investigation View Measure the temperature
3.	Buttons & Custom Images	View Rain, rain, go away! View Sun or rain? View Smile for the camera! View A bit of sunshine View Whatever the weather View Tortoise and Hare
4.	Putting it all together	View Temperature on A View Water me, please! View Moisture on B View The Full Smart Garden! View Blockly micro:bit Playground

Displaying images and text

1.	View Happy micro:bit!	Happy micro:bit! You have not made any submissions.	0/1
2.	View Wascally Wabbit	Wascally Wabbit You have not made any submissions.	0/1
3.	View I love the rain	I love the rain You have not made any submissions.	0/1
4.	View I ❤ the rain	I ❤ the rain You have not made any submissions.	0/1
5.	View A 🦆 doesn't need an ☂️!	A 🦆 doesn't need an ☂️! You have not made any submissions.	0/1
6.	View Adaptation	Adaptation You have not made any submissions.	0/1
7.	View Plants love sunshine!	Plants love sunshine! You have not made any submissions.	0/1

Sensors and pins

1.	View The temperature is ...	The temperature is ... You have not made any submissions.	0/1
2.	View What's the temperature NOW?	What's the temperature NOW? You have not made any submissions.	0/1
3.	View Moisture sensor	Moisture sensor You have not made any submissions.	0/1
4.	View Plant investigation	Plant investigation You have not made any submissions.	0/1
5.	View Measure the temperature	Measure the temperature You have not made any submissions.	0/1

Buttons & Custom Images

1.	View Rain, rain, go away!	Rain, rain, go away! You have not made any submissions.	0/1
2.	View Sun or rain?	Sun or rain? You have not made any submissions.	0/1
3.	View Smile for the camera!	Smile for the camera! You have not made any submissions.	0/1
4.	View A bit of sunshine	A bit of sunshine You have not made any submissions.	0/1
5.	View Whatever the weather	Whatever the weather You have not made any submissions.	0/1
6.	View Tortoise and Hare	Tortoise and Hare You have not made any submissions.	0/1

Putting it all together

1.	View Temperature on A	Temperature on A You have not made any submissions.	0/1
2.	View Water me, please!	Water me, please! You have not made any submissions.	0/1
3.	View Moisture on B	Moisture on B You have not made any submissions.	0/1
4.	View The Full Smart Garden!	The Full Smart Garden! You have not made any submissions.	0/1
5.	View Blockly micro:bit Playground	Blockly micro:bit Playground You have not made any submissions.

Displaying images and text

1.	Let's get started
2.	Displaying images
3.	More than one
4.	Letters and words
5.	Summary

Sensors and pins

1.	Sensors and loops
2.	Temperature sensor
3.	Soil Moisture sensor
4.	Doing investigations

Buttons & Custom Images

1.	Controlling micro:bit with buttons
2.	Making decisions with buttons
3.	More decisions!
4.	BYO images
5.	Even more decisions!
6.	Summary

Putting it all together

1.	Let's make a Smart Garden
2.	First, the temperature button
3.	Then, the soil moisture button
4.	Hello, Smart Garden!
5.	You did it! High 5!