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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 41 · 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 sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the camera
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  5. 5.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  12. 12.🔢 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 motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  16. 16.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) the wheels spin
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  23. 23.🔢 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
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  27. 27.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a loop
  28. 28.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  29. 29.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  31. 31.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔢 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor reads light
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box

Answer key

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

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