Mini Plant Challenge – sensor kit

Cultivate your love of STEM with the Mini Plant Challenge and sensor kit!

Over the course of 4–6 weeks, your ākonga will trial, design and innovate a controlled hydroponic system to grow microgreens – all to answer the ultimate question:

I wonder how to grow food sustainably?

What's included in the sensor kit?

• 4 x LED display modules
• 4 x Battery holder
• 4 x Main board
• 1 x Humidity sensor
• 1 x Light sensor
• 1 x Conductivity sensor
• 1 x Temperature sensor

To complete your crop, you’ll need to source:

• 12 x AAA batteries
• Microgreen seeds
• Grow mat (paper towels, cotton balls, hemp or coconut coir)
• Plastic containers with lids
• Recyclable materials to create a greenhouse prototype (cardboard, plastic sheets)
• Large clear plastic bags/sheets
• Classroom equipment like scissors, tape and hot glue guns