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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 120 · 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) the wheels spin (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  6. 6.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  9. 9.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  12. 12.🔢 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
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  14. 14.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  15. 15.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  16. 16.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a loop
  17. 17.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  23. 23.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  25. 25.🔢 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) the motors turn it
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it counts the boxes
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  37. 37.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  40. 40.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. the wheels spin
  2. it decides to turn
  3. think
  4. True
  5. act
  6. False
  7. act
  8. a gyro feels a turn
  9. False
  10. the bumper is pressed
  11. think
  12. the controller reads it
  13. the sensors
  14. the motors
  15. the controller
  16. a loop
  17. True
  18. think
  19. True
  20. it decides to turn
  21. sense
  22. the gripper closes
  23. True
  24. a bumper is pressed
  25. it drives on
  26. the bumper is pressed
  27. the gripper closes
  28. sense
  29. a camera spots a wall
  30. the motors turn it
  31. it drives on
  32. a sensor checks distance
  33. the bumper is pressed
  34. it decides to turn
  35. the arm lifts a box
  36. the robot turns left
  37. False
  38. the controller reads it
  39. the robot turns left
  40. True

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