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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 807 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  3. 3.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  5. 5.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  7. 7.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  13. 13.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  18. 18.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  21. 21.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) a gyro feels a turn
  28. 28.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  32. 32.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) the robot turns left
  35. 35.🔢 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
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  39. 39.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a buzzer beeps

Answer key

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

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