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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 709 · 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 sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  2. 2.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  5. 5.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) it compares two numbers
  7. 7.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  9. 9.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the camera
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) the robot turns left
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  15. 15.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor checks distance
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  28. 28.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  32. 32.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a crash
  33. 33.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  37. 37.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  40. 40.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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