Electronics Worksheet: Project Planning
Remember (Input, process, output): Input = what is sensed (a reading, a button press). Process = what the program decides (compare with a limit, count). Output = what happens (pump on, buzzer, LED, phone alert). Plan → draw → build with an adult → test.
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- 1.🗺️ In “input → process → output”, which part is the decision the program makes? (a) the input (b) the output (c) the process (d) the battery
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a soil moisture reading (b) a button press (c) a motion sensor signal (d) count button presses
- 3.Which of these is the process? (a) a temperature reading (b) a button press (c) a light level reading (d) decide if soil is dry
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) check if temp > 30 (b) the fan starts (c) decide if soil is dry (d) compare with a limit
- 5.True or false: “a button press” is the process. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “decide if soil is dry” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
- 7.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “pick a problem to solve”? (a) draw the circuit diagram (b) test it and fix it (c) build it with an adult (d) list inputs and outputs
- 8.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the FIRST step? (a) draw the circuit diagram (b) pick a problem to solve (c) build it with an adult (d) list inputs and outputs
- 9.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the LAST step? (a) wait a few seconds (b) switch the pump on/off (c) compare with the limit (d) read the soil sensor
- 10.Which of these is the input? (a) check if temp > 30 (b) a soil moisture reading (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
- 11.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “test it and fix it” or “pick a problem to solve”? (a) test it and fix it (b) pick a problem to solve
- 12.🗺️ Before building a project, what should you write down first? (a) the box colour (b) nothing at all (c) inputs and outputs (d) the final price
- 13.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, what comes right after “switch the pump on/off”? (a) read the soil sensor (b) compare with the limit (c) wait a few seconds
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the pump turns on (c) the fan starts (d) a button press
- 15.True or false: “a soil moisture reading” is the input. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “switch the pump on/off” or “compare with the limit”? (a) switch the pump on/off (b) compare with the limit
- 17.Which of these is the process? (a) a motion sensor signal (b) an alert on the phone (c) count button presses (d) a buzzer beeps
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) check if temp > 30 (c) the fan starts (d) an LED lights up
- 19.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the FIRST step? (a) switch the pump on/off (b) read the soil sensor (c) compare with the limit (d) wait a few seconds
- 20.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, what comes right after “read the soil sensor”? (a) compare with the limit (b) wait a few seconds (c) switch the pump on/off
- 21.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “build it with an adult”? (a) test it and fix it (b) draw the circuit diagram (c) pick a problem to solve (d) list inputs and outputs
- 22.Which of these is the input? (a) a motion sensor signal (b) check if temp > 30 (c) the pump turns on (d) an alert on the phone
- 23.Which of these is the input? (a) decide if soil is dry (b) a button press (c) check if temp > 30 (d) a buzzer beeps
- 24.Which of these is the process? (a) check if temp > 30 (b) a motion sensor signal (c) a button press (d) an alert on the phone
- 25.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “build it with an adult” or “test it and fix it”? (a) test it and fix it (b) build it with an adult
- 26.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “an LED lights up” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) input (c) process
- 27.Which of these is the input? (a) a temperature reading (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) count button presses
- 28.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “pick a problem to solve” or “build it with an adult”? (a) build it with an adult (b) pick a problem to solve
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a soil moisture reading (b) decide if soil is dry (c) a temperature reading (d) a button press
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the pump turns on (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an alert on the phone (d) a soil moisture reading
- 31.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “switch the pump on/off” or “wait a few seconds”? (a) switch the pump on/off (b) wait a few seconds
- 32.True or false: “a motion sensor signal” is the input. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “decide if soil is dry” is the output. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these is the input? (a) the fan starts (b) check if temp > 30 (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a light level reading
- 35.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a button press” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a light level reading (b) the pump turns on (c) an LED lights up (d) an alert on the phone
- 37.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, what comes right after “compare with the limit”? (a) read the soil sensor (b) wait a few seconds (c) switch the pump on/off
- 38.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the LAST step? (a) draw the circuit diagram (b) pick a problem to solve (c) build it with an adult (d) test it and fix it
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a light level reading (b) a motion sensor signal (c) a button press (d) compare with a limit
- 40.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “the fan starts” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) input (c) process
Answer key
- the process
- count button presses
- decide if soil is dry
- the fan starts
- False
- process
- list inputs and outputs
- pick a problem to solve
- wait a few seconds
- a soil moisture reading
- pick a problem to solve
- inputs and outputs
- wait a few seconds
- a button press
- True
- compare with the limit
- count button presses
- check if temp > 30
- read the soil sensor
- compare with the limit
- test it and fix it
- a motion sensor signal
- a button press
- check if temp > 30
- build it with an adult
- output
- a temperature reading
- pick a problem to solve
- decide if soil is dry
- a soil moisture reading
- switch the pump on/off
- True
- False
- a light level reading
- input
- a light level reading
- switch the pump on/off
- test it and fix it
- compare with a limit
- output
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