A NERVOUS TRIP

OBJECTIVE:
Explain how the body processes are controlled through
the nervous system
PROCEDURE:
 Form a team of 8 to 10 students and compete with
the other groups in your class.
 Among the members of the group, assign students
who will represent the following parts : Brain, Organ,
Sensory Neurons, and Motor Neurons.
PROCEDURE:

 Have the “Brain” stand at one end of the classroom ,

and the “Organ” at the other end near the
blackboard.
 Let three to four members representing “Sensory
Neurons” stand and line up between the “Brain” and
the “Organ”. Another set of three to four members
representing “Motor Neurons” will stand and line up
facing the “Sensory Neurons”.
 Refer to the following illustration to see how you will
position yourselves in the game.

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 Your teacher will show a card to the first member of the
group, who is the “Organ”. Each card will depict a situation of
a stimulus affecting an organ.
 The “Organ” must pass the message to one “Sensory Neuron”
by whispering.
 Each member who receives the message must relay it to
another until it reaches the last “Sensory Neuron”
 Let the last person in the “Sensory Neuron” group run to the
“Brain” to communicate the message that was transmitted
from the “Organ”.
 The “Brain” must think of a reaction to the stimulus presented
and pass this response to the “Motor Neurons”.
 Each member of the “Motor Neuron” group who receives the
response from the brain, must relay it to another until it
reaches the last person in the group.
 The “Organ” will receive this response through the “Motor
Neurons” and run quickly to the board to write the response.
 The team with the most acceptable answer and the
shortest time of trip will win the game.
Guide Questions:
Q8. How does the brain receive the information from the
receptor?
Q9. What does the brain do as soon as it receives the
information?
Q10. How is the message from the brain sent in response to the
stimuli?
Q11. How will you differentiate the sensory and motor neurons
based on their functions?
Q12. Based on the simulation activity, explain how
information travels in the nervous system?
Q13. Why does the damage in the nervous system cause
paralysis of the body?
Q14. What public health care programs in your locality are
geared towards dealing with health issues concerning the
nervous system?