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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 245 · 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: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  3. 3.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the motors
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  17. 17.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the gripper closes
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  26. 26.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to stop
  28. 28.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  30. 30.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  33. 33.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  35. 35.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  38. 38.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think

Answer key

  1. act
  2. a sensor reads light
  3. False
  4. it counts the boxes
  5. the motors
  6. act
  7. a sensor checks distance
  8. sense
  9. the wheels spin
  10. an LED lights up
  11. the controller reads it
  12. it decides to turn
  13. it plans the next move
  14. sense
  15. True
  16. the controller reads it
  17. True
  18. False
  19. False
  20. a sensor reads light
  21. act
  22. a buzzer beeps
  23. the gripper closes
  24. the bumper is pressed
  25. act
  26. False
  27. a buzzer beeps
  28. True
  29. it counts the boxes
  30. the sensors
  31. the gripper closes
  32. a bumper is pressed
  33. False
  34. sense
  35. the controller
  36. it decides to turn
  37. a mic hears a clap
  38. True
  39. False
  40. think

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