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