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