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Electronics lesson 29: Project planning: input → process → output · Set 264 · 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.True or false: “count button presses” is the input. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a button press” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) input (c) process
  3. 3.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “compare with a limit” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) process (c) output
  4. 4.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the FIRST step? (a) pick a problem to solve (b) build it with an adult (c) list inputs and outputs (d) test it and fix it
  5. 5.True or false: “the fan starts” is the output. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “read the soil sensor” or “compare with the limit”? (a) compare with the limit (b) read the soil sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) check if temp > 30 (b) the pump turns on (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  8. 8.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a light level reading” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output
  9. 9.🗺️ In “input → process → output”, which part is the decision the program makes? (a) the input (b) the output (c) the battery (d) the process
  10. 10.🔢 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
  11. 11.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “draw the circuit diagram” or “build it with an adult”? (a) build it with an adult (b) draw the circuit diagram
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the fan starts (b) compare with a limit (c) count button presses (d) decide if soil is dry
  13. 13.True or false: “the pump turns on” is the output. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is the input? (a) a button press (b) an alert on the phone (c) an LED lights up (d) compare with a limit
  15. 15.True or false: “a light level reading” is the input. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the LAST step? (a) compare with the limit (b) wait a few seconds (c) read the soil sensor (d) switch the pump on/off
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a soil moisture reading (b) a light level reading (c) decide if soil is dry (d) a motion sensor signal
  18. 18.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “pick a problem to solve”? (a) test it and fix it (b) draw the circuit diagram (c) build it with an adult (d) list inputs and outputs
  19. 19.Which of these is the input? (a) compare with a limit (b) check if temp > 30 (c) a soil moisture reading (d) a buzzer beeps
  20. 20.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “wait a few seconds” or “compare with the limit”? (a) wait a few seconds (b) compare with the limit
  21. 21.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “build it with an adult” or “draw the circuit diagram”? (a) draw the circuit diagram (b) build it with an adult
  22. 22.True or false: “a buzzer beeps” is the output. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a light level reading (b) an LED lights up (c) a motion sensor signal (d) a temperature reading
  24. 24.🔢 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) list inputs and outputs (d) pick a problem to solve
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a button press (b) the fan starts (c) an LED lights up (d) the pump turns on
  26. 26.Which of these is the process? (a) a soil moisture reading (b) check if temp > 30 (c) a temperature reading (d) a buzzer beeps
  27. 27.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “test it and fix it” or “list inputs and outputs”? (a) list inputs and outputs (b) test it and fix it
  28. 28.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “switch the pump on/off” or “wait a few seconds”? (a) switch the pump on/off (b) wait a few seconds
  29. 29.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “count button presses” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
  30. 30.🔢 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
  31. 31.🔢 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
  32. 32.🔢 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
  33. 33.Which of these is the output? (a) count button presses (b) a button press (c) check if temp > 30 (d) a buzzer beeps
  34. 34.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “an LED lights up” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) process (c) output
  35. 35.True or false: “a light level reading” is the process. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) count button presses (b) an alert on the phone (c) compare with a limit (d) check if temp > 30
  37. 37.🗺️ Before building a project, what should you write down first? (a) nothing at all (b) the final price (c) the box colour (d) inputs and outputs
  38. 38.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “an alert on the phone” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
  39. 39.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “check if temp > 30” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) output (c) process
  40. 40.True or false: “a motion sensor signal” is the output. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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