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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 734 · 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 sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  2. 2.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  5. 5.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  8. 8.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the motors
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  11. 11.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  16. 16.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) an LED lights up
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  22. 22.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  25. 25.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  28. 28.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) a gyro feels a turn
  35. 35.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  37. 37.🔢 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
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light

Answer key

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

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