Forward Education Smart Farming Kit

Forward Education Smart Farming Kit

• Grades: 5-8
• Number of Students: Unlimited student access (5 educator accounts)
• Number of Lessons: 3+
• Contact Hours: NA

Highlights:

The Smart Farming Kit is a part of the Climate Action Kit ecosystem of products. It is an all-in-one STEM education solution that makes teaching and learning about coding and robotics easy and purposeful. Students will love learning about the use of technology in agriculture and how advancements in modern farming are supporting climate action. Students will then build their own hydroponics system.

What's Included:

The Climate Action Kits are thoughtfully designed for supporting schools and districts through their exciting journey with STEM across grade levels.

Each Smart Farming Kit comes with:

• Access to 3+ curriculum-aligned lesson plans and coding tutorials for grades 5-8
• 5x educator accounts & unlimited student access
• All the robotics parts and pieces required to code and build a hydroponics system (a self-watering irrigation system with a grow light)
• A 1-year Limited Warranty

What’s Inside?

All the parts and pieces you need to build and complete each project is included within the kit, this includes:

• 1 x Getting Started Guide
  

• 1 x Breakout Board with Battery
  
• 1 x Moisture Sensor
  
• 1 x LED Light
  
• 1 x Water Pump & Tubing
  

• 1 x Base Plate
  
• 3 x Long Frame Building Blocks
  
• 2 x Cube Connectors
  
• 2 x Corner Connectors
  
• 2 x Back-to-Back Connectors 
  
• 2 x Component Backing Connectors
  

• 2 x Long Cable Connectors
• 1 x Short Cable Connectors
• 1 x USB Cable

Special Notes and Considerations:

Please Note: a micro:bit is required to use this kit. micro:bit are sold separately. Please see here. 10-packs can also be found here.