Helping plants grow
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Title
Helping plants grow
Subject
Authentic learning; sustainability; IoT; radio communication; sensors; automated systems; micro:bit
Description
A pair of extended design challenges for ages 11-16. Learners build a prototype tree-protection alert system using radio communication and an automated farming prototype using moisture sensing, connecting computing and electronics with Global Goal 15 (Life on Land).
Creator
Micro:bit Educational Foundation; contributed by the Arm School Program
Source
https://microbit.org/teach/lessons/helping-plants-grow/
Publisher
Micro:bit Educational Foundation
Date
n.d.; accessed September 2026
Contributor
Arm School Program
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Relation
BBC micro:bit Global Goals design challenges
Format
Web design challenge with two extended classroom activities
Language
English
Type
Design challenge / project-based learning resource
Coverage
Ages 11-16; computing, design and technology, environmental education; internationally applicable
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Citation
Micro:bit Educational Foundation; contributed by the Arm School Program, “Helping plants grow,” TinkerOER, accessed September 28, 2026, https://tinkeroer.ucd.ie/items/show/72.