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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 304 · 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.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  11. 11.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to stop
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.🔢 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 motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  24. 24.🔢 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
  25. 25.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a buzzer beeps
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) it plans the next move
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  33. 33.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) an LED lights up
  36. 36.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the motors
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  39. 39.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  40. 40.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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