Summary
Take a tour of your brain and nervous system with Chloe and Nurb. See how the brain works as your body's control center — taking in messages from your senses, making sense of them, and sending out signals that tell the rest of your body what to do.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Watch, then talk it over.
- Why does the video call the brain your body's "control center"?
- How does information get from your eyes, ears, and skin to your brain?
- Name something your brain controls without you even thinking about it.
- What is one thing you learned to do that your brain now does almost automatically?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: brain, nervous system, nerves, signal, senses
Try it: Have a partner clap without warning and notice how fast you blink or turn. Write one sentence about how your brain reacted before you even decided to.