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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 290 · 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) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the program picks a path (d) it counts the boxes
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  6. 6.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a gyro feels a turn
  24. 24.🔢 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
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  31. 31.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  33. 33.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  35. 35.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  36. 36.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn

Answer key

  1. it plans the next move
  2. think
  3. think
  4. a buzzer beeps
  5. it drives on
  6. False
  7. False
  8. it decides to stop
  9. sense
  10. the motors
  11. the motors turn it
  12. think
  13. it decides to turn
  14. sense
  15. an LED lights up
  16. the gripper closes
  17. True
  18. True
  19. it decides to turn
  20. sense
  21. True
  22. act
  23. a buzzer beeps
  24. the bumper is pressed
  25. it decides to stop
  26. the arm lifts a box
  27. a camera spots a wall
  28. it drives on
  29. a camera spots a wall
  30. a sensor checks distance
  31. False
  32. it decides to turn
  33. False
  34. it counts the boxes
  35. the controller
  36. True
  37. the sensors
  38. think
  39. the arm lifts a box
  40. the bumper is pressed

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