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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 307 · 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 of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  2. 2.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  6. 6.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  17. 17.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  20. 20.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  24. 24.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a crash
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  26. 26.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) an LED lights up
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  31. 31.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  39. 39.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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