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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 530 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.🔢 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
  5. 5.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it counts the boxes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  13. 13.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) it plans the next move
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) the robot turns left
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  18. 18.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  21. 21.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  26. 26.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  35. 35.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  37. 37.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  40. 40.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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