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