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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 664 · 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 mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the sensors
  3. 3.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  6. 6.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  7. 7.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the program picks a path
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it counts the boxes
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  13. 13.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  14. 14.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  22. 22.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔢 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) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  24. 24.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  28. 28.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  31. 31.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a battery
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think

Answer key

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

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