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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 979 · 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 mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  3. 3.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) it compares two numbers
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  16. 16.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a gyro feels a turn
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  31. 31.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it counts the boxes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  39. 39.🔢 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
  40. 40.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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