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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 409 · 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 of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  2. 2.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  7. 7.🔢 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) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  11. 11.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the controller
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  15. 15.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  17. 17.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor checks distance
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes
  21. 21.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a loop
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  27. 27.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  40. 40.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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