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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 617 · 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 compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  2. 2.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  7. 7.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  11. 11.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  19. 19.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  25. 25.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the wheels spin (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it plans the next move
  28. 28.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  32. 32.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a loop
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  37. 37.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  38. 38.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  40. 40.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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