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