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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 784 · 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 parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  5. 5.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a gyro feels a turn
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  9. 9.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  12. 12.🔢 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 drives on (d) it decides to turn
  13. 13.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  20. 20.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  24. 24.🔢 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  26. 26.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  27. 27.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  31. 31.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall

Answer key

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

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