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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 765 · 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) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor reads light
  15. 15.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  17. 17.🔢 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
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  19. 19.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  23. 23.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  28. 28.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  31. 31.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  32. 32.🔢 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) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  34. 34.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  37. 37.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps
  39. 39.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall

Answer key

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

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