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