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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 755 · 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.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  3. 3.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to turn
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.🔢 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
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  15. 15.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  29. 29.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  32. 32.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  34. 34.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  37. 37.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a battery
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

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

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