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Electronics lesson 29: Project planning: input → process → output · Set 184 · 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 of these is the process? (a) count button presses (b) an LED lights up (c) a motion sensor signal (d) a soil moisture reading
  2. 2.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a light level reading” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) input (c) process
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) check if temp > 30 (b) a light level reading (c) a motion sensor signal (d) a temperature reading
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the pump turns on (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) compare with a limit
  5. 5.True or false: “the fan starts” is the output. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “check if temp > 30” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) process (c) output
  7. 7.🗺️ Before building a project, what should you write down first? (a) the final price (b) the box colour (c) nothing at all (d) inputs and outputs
  8. 8.🗺️ In “input → process → output”, which part is the decision the program makes? (a) the output (b) the battery (c) the input (d) the process
  9. 9.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a button press” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output
  10. 10.Which of these is the output? (a) a soil moisture reading (b) count button presses (c) a temperature reading (d) the fan starts
  11. 11.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the FIRST step? (a) compare with the limit (b) read the soil sensor (c) switch the pump on/off (d) wait a few seconds
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) a soil moisture reading (d) the pump turns on
  13. 13.Which of these is the output? (a) compare with a limit (b) a buzzer beeps (c) decide if soil is dry (d) a button press
  14. 14.Which of these is the process? (a) a light level reading (b) a button press (c) an alert on the phone (d) compare with a limit
  15. 15.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “an alert on the phone” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) input (c) process
  16. 16.🔢 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) build it with an adult (d) test it and fix it
  17. 17.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “count button presses” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) input (c) process
  18. 18.Which of these is the process? (a) a light level reading (b) decide if soil is dry (c) the pump turns on (d) a motion sensor signal
  19. 19.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “compare with the limit” or “read the soil sensor”? (a) read the soil sensor (b) compare with the limit
  20. 20.🗺️ 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
  21. 21.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “switch the pump on/off” or “wait a few seconds”? (a) switch the pump on/off (b) wait a few seconds
  22. 22.True or false: “a soil moisture reading” is the process. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is the input? (a) a light level reading (b) count button presses (c) compare with a limit (d) decide if soil is dry
  24. 24.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “build it with an adult”? (a) test it and fix it (b) draw the circuit diagram (c) list inputs and outputs (d) pick a problem to solve
  25. 25.True or false: “a light level reading” is the process. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “compare with a limit” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
  27. 27.Which of these is the output? (a) the pump turns on (b) a motion sensor signal (c) check if temp > 30 (d) a button press
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a soil moisture reading (c) a temperature reading (d) a light level reading
  29. 29.True or false: “an LED lights up” is the process. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “the fan starts” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) input (c) process
  31. 31.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the LAST step? (a) test it and fix it (b) list inputs and outputs (c) build it with an adult (d) draw the circuit diagram
  32. 32.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “draw the circuit diagram”? (a) list inputs and outputs (b) build it with an adult (c) test it and fix it (d) pick a problem to solve
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) count button presses (b) compare with a limit (c) check if temp > 30 (d) a temperature reading
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compare with a limit (b) decide if soil is dry (c) the fan starts (d) count button presses
  35. 35.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “draw the circuit diagram” or “list inputs and outputs”? (a) draw the circuit diagram (b) list inputs and outputs
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the pump turns on (b) a buzzer beeps (c) count button presses (d) an alert on the phone
  37. 37.True or false: “a light level reading” is the input. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a buzzer beeps” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output
  39. 39.🔢 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
  40. 40.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “list inputs and outputs”? (a) build it with an adult (b) draw the circuit diagram (c) test it and fix it (d) pick a problem to solve

Answer key

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

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