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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 689 · 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 parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  4. 4.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap
  7. 7.🔢 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
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  10. 10.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  16. 16.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  18. 18.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) it compares two numbers
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  26. 26.🔢 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
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  28. 28.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  32. 32.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  40. 40.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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