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