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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 84 · 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.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  11. 11.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  16. 16.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  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 bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  31. 31.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  34. 34.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  39. 39.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the gripper closes

Answer key

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

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