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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 754 · 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) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  4. 4.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the motors
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  15. 15.🔢 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
  16. 16.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  23. 23.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔢 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
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor reads light
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  33. 33.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  34. 34.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  36. 36.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act

Answer key

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

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