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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 289 · 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 sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) the arm lifts a box
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  5. 5.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  10. 10.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the motors
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  18. 18.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  20. 20.🔢 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) the motors turn it
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  29. 29.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a crash
  30. 30.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 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 gripper closes
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  35. 35.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  37. 37.🔢 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
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up

Answer key

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

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