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Electronics lesson 29: Project planning: input → process → output · Set 330 · 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 “input → process → output”, which part is the decision the program makes? (a) the battery (b) the process (c) the output (d) the input
  2. 2.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a button press” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
  3. 3.Which of these is the process? (a) compare with a limit (b) the pump turns on (c) the fan starts (d) a light level reading
  4. 4.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “read the soil sensor” or “compare with the limit”? (a) compare with the limit (b) read the soil sensor
  5. 5.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “list inputs and outputs”? (a) build it with an adult (b) draw the circuit diagram (c) test it and fix it (d) pick a problem to solve
  6. 6.True or false: “count button presses” is the process. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “an LED lights up” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) output (c) process
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the LAST step? (a) test it and fix it (b) draw the circuit diagram (c) build it with an adult (d) list inputs and outputs
  10. 10.Which of these is the output? (a) a light level reading (b) count button presses (c) the fan starts (d) check if temp > 30
  11. 11.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “count button presses” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) input (c) process
  12. 12.Which of these is the output? (a) check if temp > 30 (b) a motion sensor signal (c) a light level reading (d) the pump turns on
  13. 13.True or false: “check if temp > 30” is the process. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “compare with a limit” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) process (c) output
  15. 15.🗺️ Before building a project, what should you write down first? (a) the final price (b) nothing at all (c) the box colour (d) inputs and outputs
  16. 16.Which of these is the input? (a) count button presses (b) the pump turns on (c) decide if soil is dry (d) a light level reading
  17. 17.Which of these is the process? (a) a light level reading (b) the pump turns on (c) count button presses (d) the fan starts
  18. 18.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the FIRST step? (a) compare with the limit (b) wait a few seconds (c) read the soil sensor (d) switch the pump on/off
  19. 19.True or false: “a temperature reading” is the output. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “an LED lights up” is the input. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) count button presses (b) check if temp > 30 (c) decide if soil is dry (d) the pump turns on
  22. 22.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “the fan starts” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) output (c) input
  23. 23.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “decide if soil is dry” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
  24. 24.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a light level reading” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) output (c) input
  25. 25.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “draw the circuit diagram”? (a) build it with an adult (b) test it and fix it (c) list inputs and outputs (d) pick a problem to solve
  26. 26.🔢 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
  27. 27.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the FIRST step? (a) build it with an adult (b) test it and fix it (c) list inputs and outputs (d) pick a problem to solve
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temperature reading (b) a soil moisture reading (c) a motion sensor signal (d) decide if soil is dry
  29. 29.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “list inputs and outputs” or “test it and fix it”? (a) test it and fix it (b) list inputs and outputs
  30. 30.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a buzzer beeps” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a button press (b) a light level reading (c) a motion sensor signal (d) the fan starts
  32. 32.Which of these is the process? (a) decide if soil is dry (b) a light level reading (c) an alert on the phone (d) the fan starts
  33. 33.True or false: “a soil moisture reading” is the process. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “pick a problem to solve”? (a) draw the circuit diagram (b) build it with an adult (c) list inputs and outputs (d) test it and fix it
  36. 36.🔢 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the pump turns on (b) count button presses (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  38. 38.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a soil moisture reading” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) check if temp > 30 (b) decide if soil is dry (c) count button presses (d) a button press
  40. 40.True or false: “a light level reading” is the output. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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