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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 645 · 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 sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it plans the next move (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a mic hears a clap
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a gyro feels a turn
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  9. 9.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  10. 10.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a crash
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  12. 12.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to turn
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to stop (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  22. 22.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) the program picks a path
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) it counts the boxes
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  32. 32.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  35. 35.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  37. 37.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) the arm lifts a box
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense

Answer key

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

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