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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 225 · 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) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the motors
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) the wheels spin
  6. 6.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a loop
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the camera
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) it plans the next move
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the wheels spin (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  25. 25.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  33. 33.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  34. 34.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  36. 36.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  40. 40.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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