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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 300 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  7. 7.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to stop
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  29. 29.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  30. 30.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  33. 33.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  35. 35.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall

Answer key

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

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