The Brain Controls the Body · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Your Brain Is the Boss

Science · The Human Body · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What is the brain's job?

    • It only helps you sleep at night
    • It controls your whole body
    • It only helps you eat

  2. Where is your brain?

    • Inside your skull
    • In your chest near your heart
    • In your tummy

  3. The brain gets messages from your senses.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. What happens between eyes seeing a ball and hands moving to catch it?

    Eyes see?Hands catch
    • The brain decides what to do
    • The feet start running very fast
    • Nothing happens

  5. What carries the brain's messages to your muscles?

    • Blood in your body
    • Bones in your arms
    • Nerves

  6. Your knee can decide to move all by itself, without the brain.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. A cat sees a mouse, decides to chase it, then its legs run. Which part made the decision?

    Sees mouseBrain thinksLegs run
    • The cat's legs and paws
    • The cat's fur
    • The cat's brain

  8. Amir says, "My eyes never talk to my brain, they just see by themselves." What is wrong with what Amir said?

    • Eyes cannot see at all
    • Eyes do send messages to the brain
    • Brains do not have any job to do at all
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  1. It controls your whole body · The brain is the boss. It controls everything your body does.
  2. Inside your skull · Your brain sits inside your skull, safe and protected.
  3. True · Your eyes, ears, and skin all send messages to your brain.
  4. The brain decides what to do · The brain decides to catch the ball, then tells the hands to move.
  5. Nerves · Nerves carry messages from the brain to your muscles.
  6. False · The brain always makes the decision first, then sends the message.
  7. The cat's brain · Just like in people, the brain decides, then the legs get the message to run.
  8. Eyes do send messages to the brain · Eyes send what they see to the brain. That is how you notice things.
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