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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 375 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  4. 4.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  9. 9.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  15. 15.🔢 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
  16. 16.🔢 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
  17. 17.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  18. 18.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the motors
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) the wheels spin
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  31. 31.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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