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