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