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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 730 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  2. 2.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it plans the next move (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  5. 5.🔢 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 decides to turn (d) it drives on
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the camera
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  13. 13.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  16. 16.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.🔢 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  37. 37.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a loop
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  39. 39.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up

Answer key

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

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