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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 560 · 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) act (b) think (c) sense
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  14. 14.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  18. 18.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a battery
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  21. 21.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  23. 23.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor reads light
  31. 31.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  39. 39.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act

Answer key

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

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