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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

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

Answer key

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

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