Kitronik Smart Greenhouse Kit for the BBC micro:bit

Dive into the fascinating world of botany, coding, and engineering with the Kitronik Smart Greenhouse Kit for BBC micro:bit. The greenhouse kit is a unique educational tool that teaches about the symbiotic relationship between plants and their environment. With this kit, users can monitor various environmental conditions and build automated systems to respond to them. The kit includes a two-part plastic greenhouse, Kitronik environmental control board, water pump, Kitronik ZIP Stick, and Mini Prong soil moisture sensor. Assembly and coding instructions, along with online MakeCode tutorials, ensure a quick start into your personal botany project. The best part? It's compatible with both micro:bit V1 and the new micro:bit V2.

Note:

• This kit does not come with a BBC micro:bit but will work with either a BBC micro:bit V1 or a BBC micro:bit V2.
• This kit is not waterproof. If you get the board wet, please turn off and allow to fully dry. Risk of shock is very small, but please be cautious.

Features:

• Build automated growing systems that react to changeable environmental conditions with the Kitronik Greenhouse Kit.
• This kit is compatible with both micro:bit V1 and microbit V2.
• The kit comes with detailed assembly and coding instructions.
• At the heart of the kit is the kitronik Environmental control board that was specifically designed to be the control hub for this kit.
• Key features of the Environmental control board are;
• There are also 7 online MakeCode tutorials that introduce you to all of the features of the board.
• Crops such as cress, sprouting white mustard and micro-herbs/micro-greens are ideal for use with this kit.
• Code it with the MakeCode editor using the Kitronik custom code blocks for the Environmental control board.

Contents:

• 2 x Moulded plastic greenhouse enclosure parts.
• 1 x Kitronik Environmental Control Board for micro:bit.
• 1 x Water Pump.
• 1 x Kitronik ZIP Stick.
• 1 x Mini Prong Moisture Sensor.
• 5 x Crocodile Leads.
• 1 x ZIP extension cable.
• 1 x Screwdriver.
• User guide Booklet, containing assembly and coding instructions.

Requires:

• A web browser and an internet connection.
• One of the following;
  • 3 x AA Batteries
  • Plug-in power supply with USB to DC Jack.
• Seeds, such as cress.
• Soil.