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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 773 · 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 a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  4. 4.🔢 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
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  11. 11.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔢 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
  13. 13.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) the robot turns left
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  22. 22.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔢 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
  24. 24.🔢 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
  25. 25.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  33. 33.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  35. 35.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  36. 36.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  37. 37.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  40. 40.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. it decides to turn
  3. the bumper is pressed
  4. the controller reads it
  5. act
  6. the controller
  7. act
  8. the controller reads it
  9. think
  10. the program picks a path
  11. False
  12. the controller reads it
  13. False
  14. it counts the boxes
  15. it drives on
  16. think
  17. act
  18. the program picks a path
  19. the sensors
  20. a sensor reads light
  21. it plans the next move
  22. False
  23. it decides to turn
  24. it decides to turn
  25. False
  26. think
  27. False
  28. False
  29. sense
  30. act
  31. True
  32. a sensor checks distance
  33. True
  34. the motors turn it
  35. the motors
  36. sense → think → act
  37. True
  38. True
  39. a buzzer beeps
  40. True

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