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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 116 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (The robot loop): Sense = taking in information with sensors (touch, light, sound, distance, camera). Think = the controller running the program and deciding. Act = doing something: motors move, a gripper grips, a buzzer beeps, a light shines. Then the loop starts again.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  4. 4.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  12. 12.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  16. 16.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  19. 19.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  25. 25.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  27. 27.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) a camera spots a wall
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it counts the boxes
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  40. 40.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. it decides to stop
  2. act
  3. the bumper is pressed
  4. False
  5. a mic hears a clap
  6. act
  7. the controller
  8. act
  9. the sensors
  10. it decides to turn
  11. the controller reads it
  12. False
  13. act
  14. the program picks a path
  15. the controller reads it
  16. True
  17. the program picks a path
  18. it counts the boxes
  19. True
  20. sense
  21. a bumper is pressed
  22. think
  23. it decides to turn
  24. the bumper is pressed
  25. sense → think → act
  26. a sensor checks distance
  27. False
  28. the bumper is pressed
  29. think
  30. the gripper closes
  31. sense
  32. think
  33. the robot turns left
  34. think
  35. a sensor checks distance
  36. it drives on
  37. the motors turn it
  38. it compares two numbers
  39. a gyro feels a turn
  40. False

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