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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 561 · 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 of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.🔢 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) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  10. 10.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  13. 13.🔢 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
  14. 14.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  16. 16.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  19. 19.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  24. 24.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  26. 26.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it counts the boxes
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  36. 36.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a buzzer beeps
  39. 39.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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