Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning
Robot tip (Count the degrees): Full turn 360°, half turn 180°, right angle 90°. Heading: right adds, left takes away; keep it between 0° and 359° by adding or taking away 360. Equal turns in a full circle = 360 ÷ one turn; time to turn = angle ÷ degrees per second.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) hear claps (b) smell smoke (c) turn by exact angles (d) see colours
- 2.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 168°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
- 3.🧭 A robot’s gyro reads 0° when it faces north and counts up to 359° as it turns right (east is 90°). It starts at 180°. It turns left 135°, then left 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
- 4.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn around, turn left, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
- 5.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 45° (b) 360° (c) 90° (d) 180°
- 6.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 80°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
- 7.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 30°?
- 8.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 90° (b) 360° (c) 45° (d) 180°
- 9.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 40° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
- 10.🧭 A robot’s gyro reads 0° when it faces north and counts up to 359° as it turns right (east is 90°). It starts at 0°. It turns right 120°, then right 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
- 11.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 240°?
- 12.🧭 A robot’s gyro reads 0° when it faces north and counts up to 359° as it turns right (east is 90°). It starts at 180°. It turns left 90°, then left 135°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
- 13.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 120°?
- 14.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 120° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
- 15.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 90° (b) 360° (c) 100° (d) 180°
- 16.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn left, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
- 17.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn left, turn left, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
- 18.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 180°?
- 19.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 30° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
- 20.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 90° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
- 21.🧭 A robot’s gyro reads 0° when it faces north and counts up to 359° as it turns right (east is 90°). It starts at 0°. It turns right 135°, then right 60°, then left 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
- 22.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 75°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
- 23.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn right, turn left, turn left, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
- 24.🧭 A robot’s gyro reads 0° when it faces north and counts up to 359° as it turns right (east is 90°). It starts at 0°. It turns right 90°, then left 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
- 25.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 315°?
- 26.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 183°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
- 27.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 180°?
- 28.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 60° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
- 29.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
- 30.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 88°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
- 31.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 72° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
- 32.🧭 A robot’s gyro reads 0° when it faces north and counts up to 359° as it turns right (east is 90°). It starts at 270°. It turns right 60°, then left 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
- 33.🧭 A robot’s gyro reads 0° when it faces north and counts up to 359° as it turns right (east is 90°). It starts at 0°. It turns left 90°, then left 45°, then right 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
- 34.🧭 A robot’s gyro reads 0° when it faces north and counts up to 359° as it turns right (east is 90°). It starts at 0°. It turns left 30°, then right 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
- 35.🧭 A robot’s gyro reads 0° when it faces north and counts up to 359° as it turns right (east is 90°). It starts at 270°. It turns left 30°, then left 120°, then left 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
- 36.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 167°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
- 37.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 96°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
- 38.🧭 A robot’s gyro reads 0° when it faces north and counts up to 359° as it turns right (east is 90°). It starts at 270°. It turns left 30°, then left 45°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
- 39.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn around, turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
- 40.🧭 A robot’s gyro reads 0° when it faces north and counts up to 359° as it turns right (east is 90°). It starts at 90°. It turns left 60°, then left 180°, then left 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
Answer key
- turn by exact angles
- 12
- 0
- south
- 90°
- 10
- 2
- 180°
- 9
- 180
- 4
- 255
- 2
- 3
- 360°
- east
- north
- 2
- 12
- 4
- 150
- 15
- north
- 60
- 7
- 3
- 3
- 6
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 240
- 345
- 105
- 75
- 13
- 6
- 135
- east
- 75
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