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