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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 772 · 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 of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  3. 3.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  5. 5.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  13. 13.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a battery
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  21. 21.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  27. 27.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  30. 30.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  37. 37.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔢 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
  39. 39.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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