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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 194 · 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 of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  2. 2.🔢 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
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  5. 5.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.🔢 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 motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) it plans the next move
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  12. 12.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  18. 18.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  23. 23.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  29. 29.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  39. 39.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop

Answer key

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

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