Garden TOOLS Project

Garden vegetables, student notebook, and environmental sensor on a picnic table
Project Summary

Garden TOOLS (Technology Opportunities in Outdoor Learning Spaces) is designed to support students in grades 3-5 to make data-informed decisions in school gardens or other outdoor growing spaces by using and programming BBC micro:bit microcontrollers.

The program offers resources to support you and your students as they...

  • learn to code environmental sensors to take measurements in the garden
  • gather, analyze, and interpret data to make informed decisions
  • develop critical thinking and problem solving skills
  • engineer technology solutions to real-world challenges
Elementary
Classroom Instruction
After-School Instruction
At-Home Instruction
Life Sciences
Technology
Engineering
Lesson
Video
Socio-Scientific Issue
Systems Thinking
Informed Decision Making
Food
Water
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