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Electronics lesson 29: Project planning: input → process → output · Set 168 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) count button presses (c) decide if soil is dry (d) check if temp > 30
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a motion sensor signal (b) a button press (c) check if temp > 30 (d) a temperature reading
  3. 3.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “check if temp > 30” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output
  4. 4.🗺️ Before building a project, what should you write down first? (a) nothing at all (b) inputs and outputs (c) the final price (d) the box colour
  5. 5.Which of these is the input? (a) the pump turns on (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) a light level reading
  6. 6.🔢 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
  7. 7.🗺️ In “input → process → output”, which part is the decision the program makes? (a) the process (b) the input (c) the battery (d) the output
  8. 8.🔢 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) draw the circuit diagram (d) test it and fix it
  9. 9.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the FIRST step? (a) compare with the limit (b) wait a few seconds (c) switch the pump on/off (d) read the soil sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an alert on the phone (b) a temperature reading (c) a motion sensor signal (d) a light level reading
  11. 11.Which of these is the output? (a) a soil moisture reading (b) a motion sensor signal (c) a button press (d) an alert on the phone
  12. 12.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a button press” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output
  13. 13.🔢 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
  14. 14.True or false: “a buzzer beeps” is the input. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a soil moisture reading” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
  16. 16.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a motion sensor signal” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) count button presses (b) compare with a limit (c) check if temp > 30 (d) a button press
  18. 18.Which of these is the input? (a) the fan starts (b) an LED lights up (c) count button presses (d) a button press
  19. 19.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the FIRST step? (a) build it with an adult (b) pick a problem to solve (c) list inputs and outputs (d) test it and fix it
  20. 20.Which of these is the process? (a) a soil moisture reading (b) the pump turns on (c) a motion sensor signal (d) count button presses
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a motion sensor signal (b) a light level reading (c) the pump turns on (d) a soil moisture reading
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the fan starts (b) count button presses (c) an LED lights up (d) an alert on the phone
  23. 23.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “the pump turns on” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) input (c) process
  24. 24.True or false: “the pump turns on” is the input. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “list inputs and outputs” or “build it with an adult”? (a) list inputs and outputs (b) build it with an adult
  26. 26.Which of these is the output? (a) a light level reading (b) a soil moisture reading (c) a button press (d) the fan starts
  27. 27.Which of these is the output? (a) a light level reading (b) a motion sensor signal (c) count button presses (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, what comes right after “compare with the limit”? (a) switch the pump on/off (b) wait a few seconds (c) read the soil sensor
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “wait a few seconds” or “switch the pump on/off”? (a) switch the pump on/off (b) wait a few seconds
  31. 31.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “an LED lights up” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output
  32. 32.True or false: “check if temp > 30” is the process. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “a soil moisture reading” is the input. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a light level reading” is the process. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the LAST step? (a) test it and fix it (b) draw the circuit diagram (c) pick a problem to solve (d) build it with an adult
  36. 36.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a buzzer beeps” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output
  37. 37.True or false: “decide if soil is dry” is the process. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “count button presses” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) output (c) input
  39. 39.True or false: “count button presses” is the output. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “read the soil sensor” or “wait a few seconds”? (a) read the soil sensor (b) wait a few seconds

Answer key

  1. an LED lights up
  2. check if temp > 30
  3. process
  4. inputs and outputs
  5. a light level reading
  6. pick a problem to solve
  7. the process
  8. draw the circuit diagram
  9. read the soil sensor
  10. an alert on the phone
  11. an alert on the phone
  12. input
  13. pick a problem to solve
  14. False
  15. input
  16. input
  17. a button press
  18. a button press
  19. pick a problem to solve
  20. count button presses
  21. the pump turns on
  22. count button presses
  23. output
  24. False
  25. list inputs and outputs
  26. the fan starts
  27. an LED lights up
  28. switch the pump on/off
  29. wait a few seconds
  30. switch the pump on/off
  31. output
  32. True
  33. True
  34. False
  35. test it and fix it
  36. output
  37. True
  38. process
  39. False
  40. read the soil sensor

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