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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 312 · 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 parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a battery
  6. 6.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  9. 9.🔢 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
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  17. 17.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor checks distance
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) a buzzer beeps
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  33. 33.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  35. 35.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  39. 39.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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