Smart Irrigation System for TI-84 Plus CE (OS 5.3 and above)

This is an integrated STEM project that challenges students to build an irrigation system. Students will learn and use concepts in computer science, environmental science and engineering.
Autor: Texas Instruments Inc.
Fach: Biologie , Informatik , MINT
Schlagwörter
Conserve Water
Design a system that optimizes the use of water for growing plants
Students create a system that monitors humidity, temperature, soil moisture, and light to control an irrigation pump.
Water Cycle
Soil Composition
Interpreting Graphs
Power Control System
Coding Concepts
Loops
Conditional Statements
Variables
Demonstration Video link
Project Resources
Download Teacher Document PDF link Word Doc link
Download Student Document PDF link Word Doc link
Download Zipped file of TI-84 Plus CE .8XP program files for all project challenges link
Download TI-84 Plus CE program .8XP file for the project Final Challenge link
Download TI-84 Plus CE program .8XP file to calibrate pump link
Images
Display Image of example Smart Irrigation System Project link
Display Image of TI-Innovator Hub set-up diagram for Smart Irrigation Project link
Learn to do the project yourself
Download Learn to do the project PDF link
Setting up
Update your TI-84 Plus CE, TI SmartView CE emulator software and TI-Innovator sketch link
Download a tutorial on using the TI Connect CE software for program editing and transferring files to and from your calculator PDF link
Download a step-by-step guide to updating your TI-Innovator Hub PDF link
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