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