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Electronics lesson 29: Project planning: input → process → output · Set 323 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) count button presses (b) a button press (c) check if temp > 30 (d) compare with a limit
  2. 2.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “count button presses” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
  3. 3.🗺️ In “input → process → output”, which part is the decision the program makes? (a) the input (b) the process (c) the battery (d) the output
  4. 4.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “build it with an adult”? (a) test it and fix it (b) draw the circuit diagram (c) list inputs and outputs (d) pick a problem to solve
  5. 5.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “draw the circuit diagram” or “test it and fix it”? (a) test it and fix it (b) draw the circuit diagram
  6. 6.Which of these is the input? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the fan starts (c) a soil moisture reading (d) compare with a limit
  7. 7.Which of these is the input? (a) count button presses (b) a light level reading (c) check if temp > 30 (d) a buzzer beeps
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a light level reading (b) an LED lights up (c) the pump turns on (d) the fan starts
  9. 9.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a button press” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output
  10. 10.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the LAST step? (a) wait a few seconds (b) read the soil sensor (c) switch the pump on/off (d) compare with the limit
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a light level reading (b) the fan starts (c) a temperature reading (d) a button press
  12. 12.Which of these is the output? (a) decide if soil is dry (b) compare with a limit (c) a soil moisture reading (d) an LED lights up
  13. 13.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “compare with a limit” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compare with a limit (b) check if temp > 30 (c) the pump turns on (d) decide if soil is dry
  15. 15.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, what comes right after “read the soil sensor”? (a) switch the pump on/off (b) wait a few seconds (c) compare with the limit
  16. 16.True or false: “a buzzer beeps” is the output. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🗺️ Before building a project, what should you write down first? (a) the box colour (b) the final price (c) inputs and outputs (d) nothing at all
  18. 18.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, what comes right after “compare with the limit”? (a) read the soil sensor (b) wait a few seconds (c) switch the pump on/off
  19. 19.Which of these is the input? (a) check if temp > 30 (b) the fan starts (c) decide if soil is dry (d) a motion sensor signal
  20. 20.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the LAST step? (a) build it with an adult (b) pick a problem to solve (c) list inputs and outputs (d) test it and fix it
  21. 21.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “build it with an adult” or “list inputs and outputs”? (a) build it with an adult (b) list inputs and outputs
  22. 22.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the FIRST step? (a) read the soil sensor (b) switch the pump on/off (c) wait a few seconds (d) compare with the limit
  23. 23.Which of these is the process? (a) check if temp > 30 (b) the fan starts (c) a soil moisture reading (d) a button press
  24. 24.True or false: “an alert on the phone” is the process. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a light level reading” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) input (c) process
  26. 26.True or false: “a light level reading” is the input. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is the output? (a) the pump turns on (b) a temperature reading (c) a light level reading (d) check if temp > 30
  28. 28.True or false: “a temperature reading” is the input. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “compare with the limit” or “read the soil sensor”? (a) compare with the limit (b) read the soil sensor
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compare with a limit (b) count button presses (c) an alert on the phone (d) decide if soil is dry
  31. 31.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “switch the pump on/off” or “read the soil sensor”? (a) switch the pump on/off (b) read the soil sensor
  32. 32.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the FIRST step? (a) list inputs and outputs (b) build it with an adult (c) pick a problem to solve (d) test it and fix it
  33. 33.Which of these is the process? (a) a soil moisture reading (b) compare with a limit (c) an LED lights up (d) the fan starts
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “draw the circuit diagram”? (a) pick a problem to solve (b) build it with an adult (c) test it and fix it (d) list inputs and outputs
  36. 36.🗺️ 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
  37. 37.Which of these is the process? (a) a motion sensor signal (b) decide if soil is dry (c) the pump turns on (d) a button press
  38. 38.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “pick a problem to solve”? (a) build it with an adult (b) test it and fix it (c) draw the circuit diagram (d) list inputs and outputs
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the pump turns on (b) compare with a limit (c) an LED lights up (d) an alert on the phone
  40. 40.True or false: “the fan starts” is the output. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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