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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 122 · 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) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  11. 11.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  13. 13.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor reads light
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  16. 16.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  23. 23.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  25. 25.🔢 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
  26. 26.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  37. 37.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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