Water+Me+Project

toc = Introduction = Many people keep plants at home, but how do we know when to water them? media type="custom" key="2250655"

How difficult is it for a sighted or hearing impaired person to know when to water the plants? Using the following components, you are going to research and design and make a plant moisture sensor / meter: = ePortfolio = Using the project outline which has been created using Google Docs as a presentation, you will use the Google site which has already been set up for you (on SMART) to guide you through the project. It will also be saved as a PDF and printed out when completed. The presentation follows a GCSE D&T portfolio format. During this project you will be using Yenka to experiment with your circuit ideas, and prototypes, and creating PCB artwork and component lists, whilst using breadboards to test your solutions. Don't forget to take photos and add notes to your printouts throughout the project.
 * Moisture probes/sensors
 * Potential dividers
 * Transistors

media type="custom" key="2250645" You need to do some research into existing products but you will also have to investigate similar and existing circuits, so at school there are some books available, and I have added some of the best pages below from various books If you use any of these in your research you must include them in your bibliography. Don't forget to look for similar circuits on the internet. media type="custom" key="2752381" You need to do some research on Materials, their characteristics and properties, use the headings on the form below: media type="custom" key="2811023"

= Checklist = For your assignment - use as a guide to help you check your work, and that you are up to date with all the required tasks. media type="custom" key="2963065"

Using the iApp Design and Make Project:
 * Design Brief
 * Research
 * Product Analysis
 * Research Analysis
 * Specifications
 * Design Ideas
 * Evaluate Ideas
 * Developing Design Ideas
 * Modelling Ideas
 * Final Design
 * Making
 * Project Diary and Quality Control (QC)
 * Testing & Modifying
 * Evaluation

= Resources =
 * Looking for Yenka info In particular moisture sensors, this was the reply from Yenka**
 * //If you look under PICs > Inputs and Outputs > Animated Inputs, you will find a "Moisture sensor" - is that what you are looking for?//**
 * //Otherwise, there is also a float switch in the Sensors folder, plus there is a float sensor and rain sensor in the Subsystems Blocks folder.//**
 * //[]//**
 * //@http://alcester.net/electronics/modules///**