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Electronics lesson 29: Project planning: input → process → output · Set 173 · 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.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the FIRST step? (a) switch the pump on/off (b) compare with the limit (c) wait a few seconds (d) read the soil sensor
  2. 2.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “an LED lights up” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) process (c) output
  3. 3.Which of these is the process? (a) the fan starts (b) a light level reading (c) compare with a limit (d) a motion sensor signal
  4. 4.Which of these is the output? (a) a light level reading (b) a buzzer beeps (c) decide if soil is dry (d) a temperature reading
  5. 5.🔢 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
  6. 6.Which of these is the output? (a) decide if soil is dry (b) check if temp > 30 (c) count button presses (d) an LED lights up
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decide if soil is dry (b) a button press (c) a motion sensor signal (d) a light level reading
  8. 8.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “pick a problem to solve”? (a) draw the circuit diagram (b) list inputs and outputs (c) test it and fix it (d) build it with an adult
  9. 9.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “pick a problem to solve” or “list inputs and outputs”? (a) list inputs and outputs (b) pick a problem to solve
  10. 10.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “test it and fix it” or “draw the circuit diagram”? (a) test it and fix it (b) draw the circuit diagram
  11. 11.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “the pump turns on” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) output (c) input
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a motion sensor signal (b) a light level reading (c) a soil moisture reading (d) count button presses
  13. 13.🗺️ In “input → process → output”, which part is the decision the program makes? (a) the battery (b) the output (c) the input (d) the process
  14. 14.True or false: “a buzzer beeps” is the output. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “an alert on the phone” is the process. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “the fan starts” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
  17. 17.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “decide if soil is dry” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output
  18. 18.Which of these is the input? (a) the fan starts (b) an LED lights up (c) check if temp > 30 (d) a soil moisture reading
  19. 19.🗺️ 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decide if soil is dry (b) compare with a limit (c) count button presses (d) the pump turns on
  21. 21.True or false: “a light level reading” is the output. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “pick a problem to solve” or “test it and fix it”? (a) test it and fix it (b) pick a problem to solve
  23. 23.True or false: “count button presses” is the input. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, what comes right after “switch the pump on/off”? (a) wait a few seconds (b) read the soil sensor (c) compare with the limit
  25. 25.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “check if temp > 30” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) input (c) process
  26. 26.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “draw the circuit diagram”? (a) test it and fix it (b) list inputs and outputs (c) build it with an adult (d) pick a problem to solve
  27. 27.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “switch the pump on/off” or “read the soil sensor”? (a) switch the pump on/off (b) read the soil sensor
  28. 28.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a light level reading” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) input (c) process
  29. 29.True or false: “the fan starts” is the input. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the LAST step? (a) compare with the limit (b) switch the pump on/off (c) wait a few seconds (d) read the soil sensor
  31. 31.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a button press” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) output (c) process
  32. 32.True or false: “the fan starts” is the output. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, what comes right after “compare with the limit”? (a) wait a few seconds (b) switch the pump on/off (c) read the soil sensor
  34. 34.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “count button presses” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) output (c) input
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the fan starts (b) the pump turns on (c) check if temp > 30 (d) a buzzer beeps
  36. 36.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “list inputs and outputs”? (a) draw the circuit diagram (b) pick a problem to solve (c) test it and fix it (d) build it with an adult
  37. 37.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a temperature reading” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) process (c) output
  38. 38.Which of these is the input? (a) the fan starts (b) decide if soil is dry (c) an LED lights up (d) a button press
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) count button presses (b) an alert on the phone (c) compare with a limit (d) decide if soil is dry
  40. 40.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a buzzer beeps” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output

Answer key

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

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