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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 521 · 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 acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the gripper closes
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  9. 9.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  10. 10.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  28. 28.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  37. 37.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a battery
  38. 38.🔢 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
  39. 39.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on

Answer key

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

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