A mixed check on the nervous system fills this 3-page 5th grade science sheet. Page 1 starts with a side view of the brain for labeling cerebrum, cerebellum and brain stem from a word bank, then asks two multiple-choice questions on the three main parts and the job of the spinal cord. Page 2 finishes the five multiple-choice questions with balance, breathing and neurons, and a short answer asks students to explain a reflex. Page 3 holds the answers.
4-LS1-2
“Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.”
The brain label task and the reflex answer ask students to describe how messages move through the brain, spinal cord and nerves.
A colored side view with three numbered lines and a word bank. Students write a name on each of three lines.
Five questions with three options each, covering the three main parts of the nervous system, the job of the spinal cord, balance, automatic actions and neurons.
Students explain what happens in a reflex, using pulling a hand away from a hot stove as the example, on four lines.
The three labels, the five letter answers and a model explanation of a reflex.
Mid-unit quiz
Give it after the brain and reflex lessons. The label task and five questions take most students about 15 minutes.
Reflex marking
Look for three ideas in the short answer: sensory nerves, the spinal cord and a quick message back to the muscles.
Sort for reteaching
Mark the label task first. Students who mix up cerebrum and cerebellum can redo it on a blank copy the following week.
Get started today
