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