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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 978 · 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 sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the gripper closes
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  8. 8.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  10. 10.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) a buzzer beeps
  13. 13.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  17. 17.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  24. 24.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  29. 29.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a gear
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  33. 33.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall

Answer key

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

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