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Electronics lesson 29: Project planning: input → process → output · Set 218 · 40 questions
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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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 8.True or false: “decide if soil is dry” is the process. (a) True (b) False
  9. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 22.True or false: “a button press” is the input. (a) True (b) False
  23. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 29.True or false: “an alert on the phone” is the output. (a) True (b) False
  30. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 37.True or false: “a light level reading” is the output. (a) True (b) False
  38. 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. 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. 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

  1. compare with a limit
  2. inputs and outputs
  3. decide if soil is dry
  4. list inputs and outputs
  5. pick a problem to solve
  6. decide if soil is dry
  7. the pump turns on
  8. True
  9. the process
  10. pick a problem to solve
  11. a soil moisture reading
  12. read the soil sensor
  13. output
  14. output
  15. process
  16. list inputs and outputs
  17. process
  18. output
  19. list inputs and outputs
  20. a motion sensor signal
  21. compare with a limit
  22. True
  23. read the soil sensor
  24. read the soil sensor
  25. the pump turns on
  26. compare with the limit
  27. count button presses
  28. an LED lights up
  29. True
  30. input
  31. read the soil sensor
  32. input
  33. compare with the limit
  34. output
  35. count button presses
  36. test it and fix it
  37. False
  38. pick a problem to solve
  39. test it and fix it
  40. the fan starts

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