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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 61 · 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 sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  4. 4.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  7. 7.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it plans the next move (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a mic hears a clap
  14. 14.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  22. 22.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  24. 24.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  30. 30.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  33. 33.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it counts the boxes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔢 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 motors turn it
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  40. 40.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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