Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors
Robot tip (Match the sense to the job): Touch: bumps and buttons. Light: lines and bright spots. Sound: claps and whistles. Distance (ultrasonic): how far a wall or box is. Gyro: turning and balance. Camera: colours, objects and codes. Temperature: heat.
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- 1.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
- 2.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) warn if motors get hot (c) start on a hand clap (d) hear a whistle
- 3.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to be heavier (d) to look colourful
- 4.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
- 7.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
- 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
- 10.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
- 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
- 12.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black line
- 13.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) measure a turn angle
- 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
- 15.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an input (d) an output
- 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
- 17.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure how far a box is (d) read a QR code
- 19.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure how far a box is
- 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
- 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
- 22.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) find the brightest spot (c) hear a whistle (d) feel a bump into a wall
- 23.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) measure how far a box is (c) hear a whistle (d) feel a bump into a wall
- 27.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) hear a whistle (c) follow a black line (d) find the brightest spot
- 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
- 30.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
- 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
- 32.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
- 34.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) stop before a wall
- 36.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) stop before a wall (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
- 39.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a touch sensor
- warn if motors get hot
- to know their world
- True
- False
- spot a red ball
- False
- a touch sensor
- a light sensor
- turning (rotation)
- a sound sensor
- a white surface
- stop before a wall
- a distance sensor
- an input
- a camera
- False
- read a QR code
- start on a hand clap
- a distance sensor
- a temperature sensor
- hear a whistle
- False
- False
- False
- measure a turn angle
- False
- stay balanced upright
- a touch sensor
- know a button is pressed
- a camera
- False
- a sound sensor
- True
- follow a black line
- False
- True
- feel a bump into a wall
- True
- False
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