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Electronics lesson 29: Project planning: input → process → output · Set 312 · 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.🗺️ 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. 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. 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. 4.True or false: “decide if soil is dry” is the process. (a) True (b) False
  5. 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. 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. 7.True or false: “a button press” is the input. (a) True (b) False
  8. 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. 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. 10.True or false: “the fan starts” is the output. (a) True (b) False
  11. 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. 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. 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. 14.True or false: “the pump turns on” is the output. (a) False (b) True
  15. 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. 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. 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. 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. 19.True or false: “an alert on the phone” is the process. (a) True (b) False
  20. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 29.True or false: “a button press” is the process. (a) True (b) False
  30. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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

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

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