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