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