Piper Make Soil Sensor
Piper Make Soil Sensor
Piper Make Soil Sensor
Piper Make Soil Sensor
Piper Make Soil Sensor
Piper Make Soil Sensor
Piper Make Soil Sensor
Piper Make Soil Sensor
Piper Make Soil Sensor

Piper Make Soil Sensor

$49.00

Soil Sensor is a fun way to build and code a tool that measures the moisture in soil! Soil Sensor is an add-on and REQUIRES a Piper Make Base Station with the Raspberry Pi Pico to get started (sold separately). 

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Soil Sensor is a fun way to build and code a tool that measures the moisture in soil! Soil Sensor is an add-on and REQUIRES a Piper Make Starter Kit or Base Station Kit with the Raspberry Pi Pico to get started (sold separately). 

Learn how to use a simple sensor made out of common household pieces to measure conduction and water content (and use it to jam out on your own air guitar)! 

This kit includes two lessons free and accessible on make.playpiper.com (Soil Sensor and Air Guitar).

Recommended for ages 8+.

  • Soil Sensor
  • Resistors (1 MOhm and 330 Ohm)
  • Alligator Clip Wires
  • Bar Graph LED
  • Plastic Plant Stake
  • Copper Tape
  • Foil Squares
  • Blueprint
  • Piper Make Sticker
Each Piper Make Kit includes a Blueprint for assembly.
For educators, our Piper Make online platform includes tools to facilitate teaching with Piper Make! Resources such as Educator Guides and a full suite of Google collaboration tools including Classroom Share Button, Google Single Sign On (SSO), and Save to Google Drive functions are free and available at make.playpiper.com.

Find Educator Guides at teach.playpiper.com