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