The Brain Controls the Body
Science · The Human Body · conceptual
Understand that the brain is the body’s control centre: it receives messages from the senses, thinks and makes decisions, and sends messages through nerves to tell muscles what to do
What mastery looks like
- State that the brain is inside the skull and controls the whole body
- Describe the basic loop: senses send information to the brain, the brain decides what to do, and sends messages to muscles
- Give an example (e.g. eyes see a ball coming, brain decides to catch it, nerves tell hands to move)
Check your understanding
Can The Brain Controls the Body explain what the brain does — that it’s in charge of thinking, feeling, and telling the body what to do?
Prerequisites
None — this is a foundational concept.