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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 282 · 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 sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  2. 2.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  4. 4.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  6. 6.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the program picks a path
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  12. 12.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  20. 20.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  22. 22.🔢 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
  23. 23.🔢 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 drives on (d) it decides to turn
  24. 24.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) it plans the next move
  28. 28.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  33. 33.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  35. 35.🔢 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
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the motors
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes

Answer key

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

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