RFID Technology: Science Assistant ...

Michigan State University - Personal Science Assistant enhances 4-H Children's Garden explorations and learning with RFID Technology ...

... "A new device called the Personal Science Assistant (PSA), similar to a hand-held personal digital assistant, reads the plant label (a radio frequency identification product known as an RFID tag). The application brings up information and pictures about each of the plant's parts: root, stem, leaves, flowers, fruit and seeds. By using the PSA, kids discover what each plant part looks like and what it does. With just a click of the cycle button, kids see what a plant looks like in spring, summer, fall and winter. A click on the uses button shows how this plant functions in nature." ...