Engineering and Design of Eco-Friendly Hydroponics/Compost System - Pt.5
Help me give my students a compost machine and raspberry pi to create an autonomous compost system.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Lober's classroom raised $782
This project is fully funded
My Project
To continue in our venture of creating a hydroponics system accessible to our school and neighborhood, we need additional hardware, tools, specific clothing, and pieces for the teachers and students involved in building and maintaining our hydroponics system.
In preparation for this, we require proper equipment to build and operate the hydroponic systems inside and outside the classroom and being run autonomously.
In order to do this, we want to use an automatic composter that can connect to a raspberry pi computer to give updates on the process of how it is being composted. In addition, we need a scanner to connect to the raspberry pi to give IDs for each plant to log their progress in a data chart for students to track and learn about Data Science and its involvement in sustainability.
As part of our Carbon-Neutral Goals and Sustainability-Centered Curriculum, we are striving to educate the students on how to build and maintain a hydroponics system for themselves and the community surrounding us.
With classes all day filled with hands-on and visual learners, what better way to teach the plant unit than by implementing a hands-on unit that entails planting and caring for hydroponics and compost systems?
Every bit will help my students vastly improve our school's involvement in climate-change education through the use of engineering and technology.
On top of being a part of the solution where we develop sustainable forms of gardening, this is a way for my students to give back to the community that surrounds our school. There is no better service project than beautifying our footprint in the neighborhood.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
FoodCycler Eco 5 - Award-Winning Home Food Processor and Recycler - Kitchen Countertop Compost Alternative - Electric Food Waste Disposer - Odorless Food Waste Bin - 5L Bucket Capacity (Grey)
• Amazon Business
$599.95
1
$599.95
MakerFocus Lidar Range Finder Sensor Module TF-Luna, Single-Point Micro Ranging Module 0.2 to 8m Compatible with Pixhawk, Ar duino and Raspberry Pi with UART / I2C Communication Interface
• Amazon Business
$24.99
1
$24.99
Materials cost
$624.94
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.37
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$664.31
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$117.23
Total project goal
$781.54
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$781.54
1 Donor
-$332.16
Donations toward project cost
-$332.16
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$0.00
match offer
-$390.76
Match offer toward project cost
-$332.15
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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