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, 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.🗺️ 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.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.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.🔢 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.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.🔍 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.🔢 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.🔢 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.🔢 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.🗺️ 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.🔍 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.🗺️ 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.True or false: “a buzzer beeps” is the output. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: “an alert on the phone” is the process. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🗺️ 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.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.🗺️ 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.🔍 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.True or false: “a light level reading” is the output. (a) True (b) False
- 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.True or false: “count button presses” is the input. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🗺️ 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.🔢 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.🔢 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.🗺️ 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.True or false: “the fan starts” is the input. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a button press” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) output (c) process
- 32.True or false: “the fan starts” is the output. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “count button presses” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) output (c) input
- 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.🔢 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.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a temperature reading” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) process (c) output
- 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.🔍 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.🗺️ 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
- read the soil sensor
- output
- compare with a limit
- a buzzer beeps
- compare with the limit
- an LED lights up
- decide if soil is dry
- list inputs and outputs
- pick a problem to solve
- draw the circuit diagram
- output
- count button presses
- the process
- True
- False
- output
- process
- a soil moisture reading
- inputs and outputs
- the pump turns on
- False
- pick a problem to solve
- False
- wait a few seconds
- process
- build it with an adult
- read the soil sensor
- input
- False
- wait a few seconds
- input
- True
- switch the pump on/off
- process
- check if temp > 30
- draw the circuit diagram
- input
- a button press
- an alert on the phone
- output
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