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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 428 · 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.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  6. 6.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the program
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  10. 10.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  12. 12.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  13. 13.🔢 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
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  24. 24.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  27. 27.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  29. 29.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  32. 32.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  37. 37.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a gyro feels a turn
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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