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Robotics Literacy

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A plan for how to build a solution to a problem.
a)
Design
b)
Model
c)
Problem
d)
Test
2.
What is the name of the app used to program your Sphero?
a)
Tynker
b)
Lightning Lab
c)
Wonder
d)
Hopscotch
3.
Sequencing is:
a)
a set of jewels on a fancy dress.
b)
a set of instructions to be performed by a robot.
c)
a random group of numbers.
d)
my home address.
4.
What type of code is used to program a Sphero?
a)
Drag and drop
b)
Oval
c)
Block
d)
All of the above
5.
A representation of an object or system.
a)
model
b)
redesign
c)
test
d)
goal
6.
A Sensor is:
a)
a part of a car.
b)
a security camera.
c)
input of a device used to help the robot respond to its physical environment (touch, light or motion)
d)
a new food item in the cafeteria.
7.
The interaction of a group of people to accomplish a common goal.
a)
teamwork
b)
goal
c)
test
d)
technology
8.
You are looking for a nonfiction book to learn about how robots help in factories, outer space and dangerous military zones.  Which book is a good choice?
a)
"House of Robots" by James Patterson
b)
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Unpleasant Penguins from Pluto (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #9) by Dav Pilkey
c)
I Spy A Runaway Robot (I Spy ) by Dan Marzollo 
d)
Robots in the Space by Jenny Fretland VanVoorst. (Series: Robot world)
9.
Torque is:
a)
a new fancy car.
b)
a move used by a baton twirler.
c)
the force that tends to rotate or turns things.
d)
a movie.
10.
In order to create a maze for your Sphero,  how many right angles will you create for this maze?
a)
6
b)
5
c)
4
d)
9
11.
Programming is:
a)
a group of fun activities at the YMCA.
b)
a book found in the library.
c)
a sequence of commands used to create a series of actions to instruct a device's behavior.
d)
a movie script.
12.
An answer, design or technology that solves a problem.
a)
solution
b)
problem
c)
technology
d)
test
13.
This a question about a sequence of events. Hunter got a cast in the hospital since he fell out of a tree.  What came first?
a)
Hunter climbed a tree.
b)
Hunter fell out of a tree.
c)
Hunter got a cast.
d)
Hunter went to a hospital.
14.
One more question about sequencing...
Sue and Mar wanted to go to the zoo.  their mother said they could go after they finished their chores.  First, they cleaned their rooms.  Next, they mopped the kitchen floor.  After that, they washed the family's car.  Finally they got ready to go the zoo.  What did the girls do first?
a)
They went to the zoo.
b)
They got ready to go to the store.
c)
They mopped the kitchen floor.
d)
They cleaned their rooms.
15.
My square looks like a circle, how should I fix my code?
a)
Scrap it and try again
b)
Add a delay after each roll
c)
Adjust the speed
d)
Adjust the heading
16.
Code is the general term for any command or group of commands in a program.
a)
True 
b)
False
17.
The three characteristics that define a robot are:  sense, plan and act.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Programming Software where each "block" can be connected to another "block" in order to program an electronic to perform specific functions = Java Script.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
I am using a loop to code a square.  Under which "heading" would I look to make Sphero turn 90 degrees?
a)
Controls
b)
Operators
c)
Events
d)
Sensors