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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 501 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  2. 2.🔍 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 arm lifts a box
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  7. 7.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor reads light
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  15. 15.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  19. 19.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  27. 27.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  34. 34.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  37. 37.🔢 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) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path

Answer key

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

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