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