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2. The nervous system consists of _____________ .
(a) spinal cord (b) brain

(c) nerves (d) all of these
3. Which is the wrong statement?

(a) Clean your eyes regularly

(b) Watching television for long time is good for eyes
(c) Do not read in a moving car and bus

(d) Do not rub your eyes with dirty hands

High Order Thinking Skill (HOTS)

1. Which part of the brain will help a motorcycle rider, who is driving his bike in a
zig-zag manner, to maintain his balance?
2. What could be the cause of the difference in intelligence levels in people?

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Testing Zone

1. Use various objects to stimulate different sense organs and discuss the process.

How do you feel these objects?
2. Pat your head with your right hand and make a circular motion on your stomach

with the left hand. Find out why the combined motion is difficult.

3. Cover your eyes with a piece of cloth so that you cannot see. Now, touch your
friends one by one and see if you can recognize your friends.

Lab Activity

Ask the students to form a single line by joining hands. Explain that each student |

represents a nerve cell and the whole line represents a nerve. Tell the students to pass
along a hand squeeze when a signal is given to begin the activity. When the squeeze |

reaches the last student, he or she should shout ‘‘Got it!’’

Explain that messages travelling through a body pass from one nerve cell to another

in a similar manner.

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