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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 549 · 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 FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a gyro feels a turn
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  13. 13.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  14. 14.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.🔢 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 bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  18. 18.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  19. 19.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  24. 24.🔢 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
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  28. 28.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  31. 31.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the motors
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn

Answer key

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

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