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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 750 · 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 sensor reads light (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a gyro feels a turn
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  7. 7.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  8. 8.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  17. 17.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to turn (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  24. 24.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  30. 30.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  35. 35.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it

Answer key

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

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