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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 840 · 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 controller (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  10. 10.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🔢 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 controller reads it
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  17. 17.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it compares two numbers
  19. 19.🔢 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
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  22. 22.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔢 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
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  25. 25.🔢 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 bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  29. 29.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the wheels spin (d) it plans the next move
  35. 35.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  40. 40.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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