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Electronics lesson 29: Project planning: input → process → output · Set 64 · 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 an input → process → output plan, is “a motion sensor signal” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) process (c) input
  2. 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. 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. 4.True or false: “an alert on the phone” is the output. (a) False (b) True
  5. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 23.True or false: “a soil moisture reading” is the process. (a) True (b) False
  24. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 33.True or false: “the pump turns on” is the output. (a) False (b) True
  34. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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

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

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