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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 269 · 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 gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  6. 6.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a loop
  7. 7.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  15. 15.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  20. 20.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  22. 22.🔢 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
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  24. 24.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  27. 27.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  29. 29.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  31. 31.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the program
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.🔢 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
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  37. 37.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  40. 40.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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