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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 381 · 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 frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the camera
  3. 3.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the battery
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  11. 11.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  14. 14.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a crash
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  16. 16.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  19. 19.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  21. 21.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  25. 25.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to stop
  27. 27.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  28. 28.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  31. 31.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  40. 40.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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