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