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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 970 · 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) it decides to turn (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it compares two numbers
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) an LED lights up
  14. 14.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  20. 20.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  25. 25.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a loop
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  28. 28.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.🔢 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
  31. 31.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  35. 35.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  38. 38.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn

Answer key

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

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