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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 124 · 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) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  2. 2.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  11. 11.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔢 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 bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  14. 14.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor reads light
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) the arm lifts a box
  20. 20.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  21. 21.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔢 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
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  24. 24.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a gyro feels a turn
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  29. 29.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔢 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
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a crash
  37. 37.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  40. 40.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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