Summary
An Operation Ouch nervous-system compilation. A longer exploration of the brain and nervous system -- how messages zip around your body at incredible speed. Free on the official Operation Ouch YouTube channel.
Viewer safety
Ages 7+
Some gross-but-friendly body science (real footage) -- a quick preview is wise.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Your brain and a network of nerves form a super-fast messaging system inside you.
- How do messages travel from your brain to your body?
- What are nerves, and where are they?
- How quickly can your body react to something?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: brain, nerves, signal, reflex, message.
Try it: Have a partner drop a ruler; try to catch it. Explain how fast your nerves had to work.