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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 962 · 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 sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  5. 5.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  6. 6.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor checks distance
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  13. 13.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  17. 17.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  20. 20.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  32. 32.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  34. 34.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.🔢 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
  38. 38.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn

Answer key

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

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