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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 804 · 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 buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  9. 9.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  14. 14.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  16. 16.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  22. 22.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  31. 31.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  37. 37.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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