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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 652 · 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: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  2. 2.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a buzzer beeps
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  9. 9.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) an LED lights up
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  15. 15.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  17. 17.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to stop
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  33. 33.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  35. 35.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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