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Piper Make Soil Sensor

$49.00 USD

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).

Soil Sensor is a fun, hands-on way to build and code a device that measures moisture in soil!

Using simple conductive sensors made from common household materials, kids learn how to measure water content through coding and electronics — and can even transform their project into a playable air guitar.

Requires a Piper Make Base Station with Raspberry Pi Pico to use (sold separately).

Includes access to two free interactive lessons on make.playpiper.com:

- Soil Sensor
- 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.

Download Blueprint

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