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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 550 · 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: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the motors
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  5. 5.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the controller
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  11. 11.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  19. 19.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a crash
  20. 20.🔢 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) the controller reads it
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  22. 22.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) an LED lights up
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  32. 32.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) it plans the next move
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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