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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 77 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  7. 7.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  11. 11.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  13. 13.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.🔢 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
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor reads light
  24. 24.🔢 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
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  31. 31.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  33. 33.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  34. 34.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  38. 38.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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