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