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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 680 · 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.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  2. 2.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) a buzzer beeps
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  14. 14.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  18. 18.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  26. 26.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) the robot turns left
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  35. 35.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  39. 39.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think

Answer key

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

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