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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 937 · 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 acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the program
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  4. 4.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  7. 7.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  13. 13.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it plans the next move (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  23. 23.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) an LED lights up
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor checks distance
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  28. 28.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  30. 30.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  33. 33.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (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.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  40. 40.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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