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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 98 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  8. 8.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  11. 11.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  13. 13.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) it plans the next move
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  19. 19.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  23. 23.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the motors
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) an LED lights up
  31. 31.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to stop (d) the arm lifts a box
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act

Answer key

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

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