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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 281 · 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 decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  8. 8.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  13. 13.🔢 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
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) it compares two numbers
  18. 18.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) an LED lights up
  21. 21.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor reads light
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  24. 24.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  30. 30.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  32. 32.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  34. 34.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  40. 40.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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