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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 556 · 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) it decides to stop (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  3. 3.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  9. 9.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a crash
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  18. 18.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the frame
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  21. 21.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the program
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) the robot turns left (d) it plans the next move
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  34. 34.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  38. 38.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think

Answer key

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

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