Ninth graders learn the nervous system — the brain as control center, nerves carrying messages between the brain and body, and reflexes that protect you automatically. It coordinates everything you do. They check the ideas, then test a reflex.
Students will be able to…
How does your body send and receive signals so fast?
Project each one and have students answer about the nervous system.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
How does your hand pull away from heat before you even think?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students apply.
Students close.
Aligned to the SHAPE America National Standards for Health Education and Physical Education.
Explain the nervous system.
Protect the nervous system (e.g., helmets).
Connect reflexes to movement.
Make choices that protect the brain.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students test their reaction time. A printable reaction-time sheet is in the PE & Health library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.