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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 845 · 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 gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  2. 2.🔢 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
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  4. 4.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  10. 10.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor checks distance
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) it counts the boxes
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes
  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 the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  25. 25.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  28. 28.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  31. 31.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor reads light (d) an LED lights up
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  39. 39.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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