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