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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 266 · 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.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  5. 5.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  13. 13.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a battery
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  21. 21.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the controller
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  25. 25.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  32. 32.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.🔢 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
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  37. 37.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it counts the boxes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. it plans the next move
  4. sense
  5. False
  6. think
  7. the gripper closes
  8. a mic hears a clap
  9. a sensor checks distance
  10. the motors
  11. it compares two numbers
  12. the bumper is pressed
  13. a loop
  14. sense
  15. act
  16. think
  17. the sensors
  18. a gyro feels a turn
  19. the motors turn it
  20. the bumper is pressed
  21. True
  22. False
  23. the controller
  24. the robot turns left
  25. False
  26. it decides to turn
  27. think
  28. a bumper is pressed
  29. act
  30. it compares two numbers
  31. it drives on
  32. False
  33. it drives on
  34. it decides to turn
  35. the motors turn it
  36. it counts the boxes
  37. True
  38. True
  39. it counts the boxes
  40. the robot turns left

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