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