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