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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 806 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  4. 4.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  8. 8.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  14. 14.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a gyro feels a turn
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) it compares two numbers
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  23. 23.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  25. 25.🔢 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 drives on (d) the motors turn it
  26. 26.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  27. 27.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  29. 29.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  33. 33.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  39. 39.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes

Answer key

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

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