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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 867 · 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 of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  9. 9.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  11. 11.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor checks distance
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  16. 16.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor checks distance
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  20. 20.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the camera
  21. 21.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) it plans the next move
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  24. 24.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  27. 27.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  28. 28.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  34. 34.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  35. 35.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  40. 40.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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