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