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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 963 · 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 camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  6. 6.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) it plans the next move (d) a buzzer beeps
  8. 8.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a crash
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  10. 10.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) the arm lifts a box
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  17. 17.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.🔢 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
  20. 20.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  27. 27.🔢 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
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  34. 34.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) the arm lifts a box
  36. 36.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  38. 38.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  39. 39.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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