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Grade 5 · Science · Unit 1 of 8

The Nervous System

Brain, spinal cord, nerves and reflexes.

What your child practises

Practises the nervous system, one of the human systems in the Grade 5 science skill descriptors in the New Brunswick curriculum, with the brain, spinal cord, nerves, reflexes and ways to protect them.

New Brunswick Curriculum skill descriptor: Scientific Literacy: Sensemaking · explanations about the nervous system based on evidence from inquiry into the human systems

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Why are reflexes useful?

    • they slow you down
    • they protect you quickly
    • they help you sleep
    • they cause pain

  2. Question 2

    Which organ is the control centre of the nervous system?

    • the stomach
    • the brain
    • the lungs
    • the heart

  3. Question 3

    What is a reflex?

    • a dream
    • a slow decision
    • a fast, automatic response that doesn't wait for the brain to decide
    • a kind of memory

  4. Question 4

    Which part of the brain is used for thinking, memory and deciding?

    • the cerebrum
    • the cerebellum
    • the brainstem
    • the spinal cord

  5. Question 5

    What is the main job of the nervous system?

    • to pump blood
    • to send messages between the brain and the body
    • to digest food
    • to hold the body up

  6. Question 6

    Why is sleep important for the brain?

    • it helps the brain rest and store memories
    • it makes you hungry
    • the brain grows hair
    • the brain turns off forever

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