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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 172 · 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 parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  2. 2.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  8. 8.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) the robot turns left
  12. 12.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  30. 30.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  31. 31.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  35. 35.🔢 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
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act

Answer key

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

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