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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 42 · 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 sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
  2. 2.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  10. 10.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  12. 12.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes
  14. 14.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  16. 16.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  18. 18.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it compares two numbers
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  22. 22.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it compares two numbers
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  34. 34.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  36. 36.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap
  38. 38.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it

Answer key

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

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