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