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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 353 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  6. 6.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  11. 11.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a crash
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  19. 19.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  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 sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  24. 24.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  28. 28.🔢 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
  29. 29.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  32. 32.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  34. 34.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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