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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 264 · 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) it plans the next move (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  4. 4.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  9. 9.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  15. 15.🔢 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
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  18. 18.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the camera
  19. 19.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  22. 22.🔢 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) it decides to turn
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  30. 30.🔢 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
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  32. 32.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  34. 34.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  36. 36.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  39. 39.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a crash
  40. 40.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels

Answer key

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

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