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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

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

Answer key

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

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