NXT Plant Waterer
Use a Vernier Soil Moisture Sensor and a Vernier NXT Sensor Adapter with the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robotics system to test and adjust the moisture level of plant's soil.
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Learning Objectives
- Build a robotic device to pump water onto a plant.
- Use the NXT to determine the moisture level of plant soil.
- Use sensor data to monitor pump operation.
Download an Evaluation Lab
The evaulation labs contain background information, objectives, materials list, and step-by-step student instructions.
- Plant Waterer Project Lab Book: STEM with Vernier & LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT
National Science Education Standard Correlations
| D.1.6 Grades 5-8 |
Water, which covers the majority of the earth's surface, circulates through the crust, oceans, and atmosphere in what is known as the "water cycle." Water evaporates from the earth's surface, rises and cools as it moves to higher elevations, condenses as rain or snow, and falls to the surface where it collects in lakes, oceans, soil, and in rocks underground. |
Reprinted with permission from National Science Education Standards © 1996 by the National Academy of Sciences, Courtesy of the National Academies Press, Washington, D.C.
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Beaverton, OR 97005-2886
13979 SW Millikan Way
Beaverton, OR 97005-2886