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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 644 · 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: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  6. 6.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a crash
  7. 7.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to turn
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  11. 11.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  13. 13.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a gyro feels a turn
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the program picks a path
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  24. 24.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  28. 28.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  33. 33.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  36. 36.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  39. 39.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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