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