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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 529 · 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.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  2. 2.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  6. 6.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  12. 12.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) a buzzer beeps
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  20. 20.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a gear
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  22. 22.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  25. 25.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  28. 28.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  35. 35.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  39. 39.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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