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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 524 · 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) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  2. 2.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the camera
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  18. 18.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  21. 21.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  23. 23.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  27. 27.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  32. 32.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up

Answer key

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

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