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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 205 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  3. 3.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  6. 6.🔢 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
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to stop (d) it counts the boxes
  11. 11.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  18. 18.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor reads light
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  24. 24.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  27. 27.🔢 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
  28. 28.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  31. 31.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  33. 33.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on

Answer key

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

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