Twenty-two ways into one backbone
Project charters
Every charter fixes what joins the garden. Teams own the mechanism, behavior, enclosure, and one measurement of their own.
Juliet's Fever Chart
Map how temperature and humidity vary across a greenhouse.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Sun Chaser
Measure where the brightest available light comes from.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Thirsty
Test whether a simple probe can distinguish wet from drying soil.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Frost Sentinel
Build and validate a temperature warning from first principles.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Draft Detective
Detect small spatial temperature differences and decide whether they are real.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Rain Collector
Turn collected water depth into a repeatable rainfall observation.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Compost Core
Measure the temperature gradient that shows compost activity.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Motion Laboratory
Compare three ways of detecting motion and document where each fails.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Gate Keeper
Count passages while being honest about ambiguous people and objects.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Bench Watch
Test whether distance can distinguish an occupied bench from clutter.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Path Tripwire
Measure path activity without relying on sunlight-sensitive IR beams.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Pollinator Perch
Design a controlled proxy experiment before claiming insect counts.
Programme assignment · complete handout →The Shy Bug
Create a readable personality driven by another team’s live data.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Weather Mood
Turn climate readings into a transparent, testable classification.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Chorus
Coordinate independent team devices through MQTT without sharing wires.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Night Watchman
Estimate day length from noisy light readings and justify the threshold.
Programme assignment · complete handout →The Kiosk
Make shared garden data usable without instructions.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Signal Tower
Encode one important garden quantity so it can be read at a glance.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Garden Sonifier
Map garden measurements to sound without making an intolerable alarm.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Plant Whisperer
Let visitors select a plant and see its nearby live conditions.
Programme assignment · complete handout →Spine Doctor
Build a physical monitor for the health of the shared system.
Backup assignment · complete handout →The Sleepy Bug
Measure how firmware choices affect energy use before attempting battery operation.
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