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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 743 · 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) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  2. 2.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔢 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) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor reads light
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  9. 9.🔢 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
  10. 10.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  17. 17.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) it plans the next move
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  23. 23.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) an LED lights up
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  31. 31.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the robot turns left
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  39. 39.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap

Answer key

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

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