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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 951 · 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) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  3. 3.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔢 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
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  8. 8.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the frame
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  16. 16.🔢 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
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) it plans the next move
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.🔢 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
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  25. 25.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  30. 30.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  36. 36.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it plans the next move (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  39. 39.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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