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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 705 · 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 frame (c) the battery (d) the motors
  2. 2.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  10. 10.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  15. 15.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  21. 21.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  29. 29.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  36. 36.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  40. 40.🔢 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

Answer key

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

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