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