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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 504 · 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) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  2. 2.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it compares two numbers
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  9. 9.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  12. 12.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  15. 15.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  18. 18.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) it plans the next move
  28. 28.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  31. 31.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  33. 33.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a gear
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  35. 35.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔢 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
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.🔢 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
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  40. 40.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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