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Garden Automation cover art, a coding game for Grades 4–8 20 free levels

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Garden Automation

Program a garden robot with sensor rules — then watch a whole day play out.

Grades
4–8
Levels
48 in 2 tracks
Free
20 levels
Session
5–15 minutes

What it is

A small garden has a soil sensor, a light sensor, a rain gauge and a thermometer. Write rules like "when the soil is dry and it is not raining → water" or "when it is night → grow lights on", then simulate the day hour by hour. The soil meter, weather strip and devices show exactly what happened, and the goals list shows any hour that went wrong. This is a simplified model for learning, not a gardening guide.

What children learn

Introduces event-driven programming: rules that react to sensor readings as conditions change over time, combining conditions with and / or, and testing a program against a timeline instead of a single case.

What it teaches

  • Combine conditions
  • Events and sensors
  • Conditions

How to play

Choose a sensor, a value and a device from the menus to build each rule; add conditions with + and; press Simulate to watch the day, then Check. All controls are standard buttons and menus, usable with a keyboard or screen reader; the timeline can also be read hour by hour.

Plays with: Touch Mouse Keyboard

Accessibility

  • Read-aloud on request
  • Fully playable with a keyboard
  • Calm mode with reduced motion
  • No timers or time pressure
  • Never relies on color alone
  • Quiet mode turns off sound effects

Level maps

Tracks and levels

Each track is made for a grade range. Start anywhere that fits — you don't have to play the younger tracks first. As a guest, your stars are saved on this device.

Sprout Rules

Water when dry, lights at night, no watering in the rain, fans for heat.
4–6 24 levels · 10 free

Sprout Rules

Water when dry, lights at night, no watering in the rain, fans for heat. · 4–6

Levels 1–10 free
  1. 1 Seedling Bed 1 ☆☆☆
  2. 2 Seedling Bed 2 ☆☆☆
  3. 3 Seedling Bed 3 ☆☆☆
  4. 4 Seedling Bed 4 ☆☆☆
  5. 5 Seedling Bed 5 ☆☆☆
  6. 6 Seedling Bed 6 ☆☆☆
  7. 7 Night Garden 1 ☆☆☆
  8. 8 Night Garden 2 ☆☆☆
  9. 9 Night Garden 3 ☆☆☆
  10. 10 Night Garden 4 ☆☆☆
  11. 11 Night Garden 5 Plan level
  12. 12 Night Garden 6 Plan level
  13. 13 Rainy Days 1 Plan level
  14. 14 Rainy Days 2 Plan level
  15. 15 Rainy Days 3 Plan level
  16. 16 Rainy Days 4 Plan level
  17. 17 Rainy Days 5 Plan level
  18. 18 Rainy Days 6 Plan level
  19. 19 Hot Summer 1 Plan level
  20. 20 Hot Summer 2 Plan level
  21. 21 Hot Summer 3 Plan level
  22. 22 Hot Summer 4 Plan level
  23. 23 Hot Summer 5 Plan level
  24. 24 Hot Summer 6 Plan level

Levels after 10 are part of a PlayOwl plan. Free levels, saving and basic reports stay free.

Start Sprout Rules

Smart Greenhouse

Cloudy hours, shade for hot sun, and one rule per device.
6–8 24 levels · 10 free

Smart Greenhouse

Cloudy hours, shade for hot sun, and one rule per device. · 6–8

Levels 1–10 free
  1. 1 Greenhouse 1 ☆☆☆
  2. 2 Greenhouse 2 ☆☆☆
  3. 3 Greenhouse 3 ☆☆☆
  4. 4 Greenhouse 4 ☆☆☆
  5. 5 Greenhouse 5 ☆☆☆
  6. 6 Greenhouse 6 ☆☆☆
  7. 7 Glass House 1 ☆☆☆
  8. 8 Glass House 2 ☆☆☆
  9. 9 Glass House 3 ☆☆☆
  10. 10 Glass House 4 ☆☆☆
  11. 11 Glass House 5 Plan level
  12. 12 Glass House 6 Plan level
  13. 13 Sun Room 1 Plan level
  14. 14 Sun Room 2 Plan level
  15. 15 Sun Room 3 Plan level
  16. 16 Sun Room 4 Plan level
  17. 17 Sun Room 5 Plan level
  18. 18 Sun Room 6 Plan level
  19. 19 Smart Farm 1 Plan level
  20. 20 Smart Farm 2 Plan level
  21. 21 Smart Farm 3 Plan level
  22. 22 Smart Farm 4 Plan level
  23. 23 Smart Farm 5 Plan level
  24. 24 Smart Farm 6 Plan level

Levels after 10 are part of a PlayOwl plan. Free levels, saving and basic reports stay free.

Start Smart Greenhouse

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