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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 687 · 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 acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it compares two numbers
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  4. 4.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  9. 9.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  12. 12.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  14. 14.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a battery
  15. 15.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it plans the next move (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  18. 18.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  24. 24.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  27. 27.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 gyro feels a turn
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  31. 31.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  33. 33.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  39. 39.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the motors
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin

Answer key

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

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