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Electronics lesson 29: Project planning: input → process → output · Set 192 · 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 output? (a) a temperature reading (b) check if temp > 30 (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a soil moisture reading
  2. 2.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the FIRST step? (a) wait a few seconds (b) switch the pump on/off (c) read the soil sensor (d) compare with the limit
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) decide if soil is dry (d) an alert on the phone
  4. 4.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “pick a problem to solve”? (a) build it with an adult (b) draw the circuit diagram (c) list inputs and outputs (d) test it and fix it
  5. 5.Which of these is the input? (a) an alert on the phone (b) compare with a limit (c) count button presses (d) a light level reading
  6. 6.Which of these is the input? (a) the fan starts (b) check if temp > 30 (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a motion sensor signal
  7. 7.True or false: “a motion sensor signal” is the input. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a button press (b) the pump turns on (c) the fan starts (d) an alert on the phone
  9. 9.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “an alert on the phone” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) output (c) process
  10. 10.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, what comes right after “read the soil sensor”? (a) wait a few seconds (b) compare with the limit (c) switch the pump on/off
  11. 11.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “list inputs and outputs” or “build it with an adult”? (a) build it with an adult (b) list inputs and outputs
  12. 12.🗺️ Before building a project, what should you write down first? (a) inputs and outputs (b) nothing at all (c) the final price (d) the box colour
  13. 13.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “count button presses” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) process (c) output
  14. 14.🔢 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) read the soil sensor (d) wait a few seconds
  15. 15.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a light level reading” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) process (c) output
  16. 16.Which of these is the process? (a) a motion sensor signal (b) compare with a limit (c) a light level reading (d) the pump turns on
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the pump turns on (b) a button press (c) a soil moisture reading (d) a motion sensor signal
  18. 18.True or false: “a temperature reading” is the output. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is the output? (a) a soil moisture reading (b) count button presses (c) a light level reading (d) an alert on the phone
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an alert on the phone (b) the pump turns on (c) an LED lights up (d) a soil moisture reading
  21. 21.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “the pump turns on” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) output (c) process
  22. 22.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “compare with a limit” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) output (c) process
  23. 23.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “build it with an adult” or “list inputs and outputs”? (a) build it with an adult (b) list inputs and outputs
  24. 24.🗺️ In “input → process → output”, which part is the decision the program makes? (a) the input (b) the process (c) the output (d) the battery
  25. 25.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “list inputs and outputs”? (a) build it with an adult (b) pick a problem to solve (c) test it and fix it (d) draw the circuit diagram
  26. 26.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a button press” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) process (c) output
  27. 27.🔢 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
  28. 28.Which of these is the input? (a) count button presses (b) the pump turns on (c) an LED lights up (d) a temperature reading
  29. 29.True or false: “compare with a limit” is the input. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is the process? (a) the pump turns on (b) an alert on the phone (c) the fan starts (d) count button presses
  31. 31.True or false: “a button press” is the output. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) count button presses (b) an alert on the phone (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  33. 33.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “switch the pump on/off” or “read the soil sensor”? (a) read the soil sensor (b) switch the pump on/off
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a motion sensor signal (c) a light level reading (d) a soil moisture reading
  35. 35.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “test it and fix it” or “list inputs and outputs”? (a) test it and fix it (b) list inputs and outputs
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a soil moisture reading (b) a temperature reading (c) the fan starts (d) a light level reading
  37. 37.Which of these is the process? (a) an LED lights up (b) decide if soil is dry (c) a light level reading (d) a temperature reading
  38. 38.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “an LED lights up” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) output (c) process
  39. 39.🔢 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
  40. 40.Which of these is the output? (a) a button press (b) a motion sensor signal (c) decide if soil is dry (d) the fan starts

Answer key

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

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