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Electronics lesson 29: Project planning: input → process → output · Set 89 · 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 “the pump turns on” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) input (c) process
  2. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 14.True or false: “check if temp > 30” is the process. (a) False (b) True
  15. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 22.True or false: “decide if soil is dry” is the process. (a) False (b) True
  23. 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. 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. 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. 26.True or false: “compare with a limit” is the process. (a) False (b) True
  27. 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. 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. 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. 30.True or false: “a light level reading” is the process. (a) False (b) True
  31. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 36.True or false: “a motion sensor signal” is the process. (a) True (b) False
  37. 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. 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. 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. 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

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

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