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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 992 · 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 decides to turn (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  9. 9.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  14. 14.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  22. 22.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a gear
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  28. 28.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  31. 31.🔢 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) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  32. 32.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  39. 39.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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