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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 947 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) it plans the next move
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  13. 13.🔢 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
  14. 14.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  16. 16.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  21. 21.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  23. 23.🔢 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a buzzer beeps
  25. 25.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🔢 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
  28. 28.🔢 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
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  33. 33.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a gyro feels a turn
  37. 37.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a gear
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  40. 40.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the bumper

Answer key

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

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