Smart Irrigation System for TI-Nspire CXII Python

Students are challenged to use science and technology to design and build a system that utilizes a limited amount of water in a “smart” way to grow crops.

Publisher: Texas Instruments Inc.

Topic:  STEM

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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 Teacher file with example programs   TI-Nspire File  link

Download Student Handout  PDF link   Word Doc  link

Download Student file   TI-Nspire File  link

Download Python Syntax Reference Handout  PDF 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

Overview of the TI-Nspire CXII for Programming in Python (Youtube video) link

Write your first Python program on TI-Nspire CXII (Youtube video) link

Meet the TI-Innovator Hub link

Download Learn to do the project PDF link

 

Setting up

Update your TI-Nspire CX family handheld, TI-Nspire computer software and TI-Innovator sketch link

Download a step-by-step guide to updating your TI-Innovator Hub   PDF link 

 

Own project equipment

Here is information for budget requests and grant proposals.

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See a list of TI Instructional Product Dealers and request a quote  link

 

See other projects at www.TIstemProjects.com

Contact stem-team@ti.com with questions or comments.

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