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.🗺️ 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
- 2.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a motion sensor signal” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) process (c) output
- 3.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a button press” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decide if soil is dry (b) a light level reading (c) compare with a limit (d) check if temp > 30
- 5.True or false: “a button press” is the input. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the FIRST step? (a) pick a problem to solve (b) build it with an adult (c) draw the circuit diagram (d) list inputs and outputs
- 7.True or false: “an LED lights up” is the process. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a button press (b) decide if soil is dry (c) a temperature reading (d) a motion sensor signal
- 9.Which of these is the input? (a) decide if soil is dry (b) an alert on the phone (c) compare with a limit (d) a motion sensor signal
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a button press (b) a temperature reading (c) an LED lights up (d) a light level reading
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a light level reading (b) a motion sensor signal (c) an alert on the phone (d) a soil moisture reading
- 12.Which of these is the process? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a motion sensor signal (c) a temperature reading (d) count button presses
- 13.Which of these is the output? (a) compare with a limit (b) count button presses (c) the fan starts (d) a soil moisture reading
- 14.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the LAST step? (a) switch the pump on/off (b) compare with the limit (c) read the soil sensor (d) wait a few seconds
- 15.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the LAST step? (a) test it and fix it (b) list inputs and outputs (c) draw the circuit diagram (d) build it with an adult
- 16.🗺️ In “input → process → output”, which part is the decision the program makes? (a) the input (b) the output (c) the process (d) the battery
- 17.Which of these is the input? (a) the fan starts (b) decide if soil is dry (c) an alert on the phone (d) a button press
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the fan starts (b) a button press (c) a temperature reading (d) a soil moisture reading
- 19.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “the pump turns on” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
- 20.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, what comes right after “compare with the limit”? (a) switch the pump on/off (b) read the soil sensor (c) wait a few seconds
- 21.Which of these is the output? (a) a light level reading (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a soil moisture reading (d) count button presses
- 22.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “list inputs and outputs”? (a) build it with an adult (b) test it and fix it (c) pick a problem to solve (d) draw the circuit diagram
- 23.Which of these is the process? (a) an LED lights up (b) a light level reading (c) decide if soil is dry (d) a temperature reading
- 24.Which of these is the process? (a) compare with a limit (b) the pump turns on (c) a light level reading (d) a button press
- 25.🔢 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
- 26.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “draw the circuit diagram” or “build it with an adult”? (a) build it with an adult (b) draw the circuit diagram
- 27.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “compare with a limit” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) input (c) process
- 28.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “build it with an adult”? (a) pick a problem to solve (b) draw the circuit diagram (c) test it and fix it (d) list inputs and outputs
- 29.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the FIRST step? (a) switch the pump on/off (b) compare with the limit (c) wait a few seconds (d) read the soil sensor
- 30.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “count button presses” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) output (c) input
- 31.Which of these is the output? (a) a button press (b) decide if soil is dry (c) compare with a limit (d) the pump turns on
- 32.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “the fan starts” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) process (c) output
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the fan starts (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) check if temp > 30
- 34.True or false: “a buzzer beeps” is the input. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: “an LED lights up” is the input. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “compare with a limit” is the output. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “draw the circuit diagram” or “list inputs and outputs”? (a) draw the circuit diagram (b) list inputs and outputs
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decide if soil is dry (b) compare with a limit (c) a soil moisture reading (d) count button presses
- 39.True or false: “a light level reading” is the input. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔢 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
Answer key
- inputs and outputs
- input
- input
- a light level reading
- True
- pick a problem to solve
- False
- decide if soil is dry
- a motion sensor signal
- an LED lights up
- an alert on the phone
- count button presses
- the fan starts
- wait a few seconds
- test it and fix it
- the process
- a button press
- the fan starts
- output
- switch the pump on/off
- a buzzer beeps
- draw the circuit diagram
- decide if soil is dry
- compare with a limit
- read the soil sensor
- draw the circuit diagram
- process
- test it and fix it
- read the soil sensor
- process
- the pump turns on
- output
- check if temp > 30
- False
- False
- False
- list inputs and outputs
- a soil moisture reading
- True
- compare with the limit
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