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