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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 250 · 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 camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  2. 2.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  8. 8.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  16. 16.🔢 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
  17. 17.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  19. 19.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  24. 24.🔢 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
  25. 25.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  28. 28.🔢 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
  29. 29.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  33. 33.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor reads light (d) an LED lights up
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  38. 38.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path

Answer key

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

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