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Electronics lesson 29: Project planning: input → process → output · Set 246 · 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.🗺️ 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
  2. 2.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “pick a problem to solve”? (a) draw the circuit diagram (b) build it with an adult (c) test it and fix it (d) list inputs and outputs
  3. 3.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the FIRST step? (a) wait a few seconds (b) switch the pump on/off (c) read the soil sensor (d) compare with the limit
  4. 4.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a soil moisture reading” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
  5. 5.Which of these is the input? (a) a button press (b) check if temp > 30 (c) a buzzer beeps (d) count button presses
  6. 6.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “list inputs and outputs”? (a) test it and fix it (b) build it with an adult (c) pick a problem to solve (d) draw the circuit diagram
  7. 7.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “compare with a limit” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output
  8. 8.True or false: “count button presses” is the output. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “a soil moisture reading” is the output. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🗺️ In “input → process → output”, which part is the decision the program makes? (a) the output (b) the input (c) the process (d) the battery
  11. 11.Which of these is the input? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a soil moisture reading (d) check if temp > 30
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an alert on the phone (b) a temperature reading (c) a soil moisture reading (d) a light level reading
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a button press (b) a motion sensor signal (c) a temperature reading (d) the pump turns on
  14. 14.True or false: “compare with a limit” is the process. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “the pump turns on” is the process. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is the input? (a) decide if soil is dry (b) compare with a limit (c) the pump turns on (d) a motion sensor signal
  17. 17.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “an alert on the phone” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) output (c) process
  18. 18.True or false: “a soil moisture reading” is the input. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “an LED lights up” is the input. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “switch the pump on/off” or “wait a few seconds”? (a) wait a few seconds (b) switch the pump on/off
  21. 21.🗺️ Before building a project, what should you write down first? (a) inputs and outputs (b) nothing at all (c) the box colour (d) the final price
  22. 22.Which of these is the input? (a) check if temp > 30 (b) a temperature reading (c) compare with a limit (d) the fan starts
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a motion sensor signal (b) the fan starts (c) a button press (d) a soil moisture reading
  24. 24.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the LAST step? (a) wait a few seconds (b) read the soil sensor (c) switch the pump on/off (d) compare with the limit
  25. 25.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a light level reading” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) output (c) process
  26. 26.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a button press” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) input (c) process
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an alert on the phone (b) a temperature reading (c) the pump turns on (d) a buzzer beeps
  28. 28.Which of these is the process? (a) decide if soil is dry (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a soil moisture reading (d) a temperature reading
  29. 29.True or false: “an LED lights up” is the output. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔢 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) pick a problem to solve (d) test it and fix it
  31. 31.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the LAST step? (a) pick a problem to solve (b) build it with an adult (c) test it and fix it (d) draw the circuit diagram
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decide if soil is dry (b) compare with a limit (c) check if temp > 30 (d) a soil moisture reading
  33. 33.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the FIRST step? (a) draw the circuit diagram (b) pick a problem to solve (c) list inputs and outputs (d) build it with an adult
  34. 34.Which of these is the output? (a) check if temp > 30 (b) a button press (c) a buzzer beeps (d) compare with a limit
  35. 35.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “compare with the limit” or “wait a few seconds”? (a) compare with the limit (b) wait a few seconds
  36. 36.True or false: “an alert on the phone” is the input. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “list inputs and outputs” or “draw the circuit diagram”? (a) draw the circuit diagram (b) list inputs and outputs
  38. 38.Which of these is the output? (a) a button press (b) a temperature reading (c) the pump turns on (d) a light level reading
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) check if temp > 30 (b) a button press (c) compare with a limit (d) decide if soil is dry
  40. 40.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “the fan starts” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) output (c) input

Answer key

  1. process
  2. list inputs and outputs
  3. read the soil sensor
  4. input
  5. a button press
  6. draw the circuit diagram
  7. process
  8. False
  9. False
  10. the process
  11. a soil moisture reading
  12. an alert on the phone
  13. the pump turns on
  14. True
  15. False
  16. a motion sensor signal
  17. output
  18. True
  19. False
  20. switch the pump on/off
  21. inputs and outputs
  22. a temperature reading
  23. the fan starts
  24. wait a few seconds
  25. input
  26. input
  27. a temperature reading
  28. decide if soil is dry
  29. True
  30. build it with an adult
  31. test it and fix it
  32. a soil moisture reading
  33. pick a problem to solve
  34. a buzzer beeps
  35. compare with the limit
  36. False
  37. list inputs and outputs
  38. the pump turns on
  39. a button press
  40. output

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