June 18, 2015

I.

Objectives
At the end of the lesson the students should be able to:
1. Describe how the heart functions
2. Explain how blood is pumped by the heart

II.

Subject Matter
A. Topic CIRCULATORY SYSTEM: The Heart
B. Materials: pictures, board and chalk, notebook and ball pen, manila
paper, cartolina
C. Reference: DepEd Learning Materials and Module

III.

Learning Task
A. Routine
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Checking of Attendance
4.Checking of Assignment
B. Recall/Motivation
Do you know how big your heart is? Take a look at your fist. The heart is a hollow
muscle, which is just as big as your fist.
It has four chambers with specific tasks to do: two
ventricles
and two atria. The atria are the receiving chambers of
the
heart, accepting blood from the body (right atrium)
and from
the lungs (left atrium). The ventricles are the pumping chambers,
moving blood to the lungs (right ventricle) and into the body
(left ventricle).
C. Discussion
Activity 5: Pump It!
The heart has two pumps. Each pump has two chambers, the upper and lower
chambers. The upper chamber is the atrium that receives blood coming in from the
veins. The lower chamber is the ventricle that forces the blood out into the arteries.
There is a valve between each atrium and ventricle to prevent the blood from
flowing backwards. The valves are like one-way doors that keep the blood moving
in only one direction.
Valves control the movement of the blood into the heart chambers and out to the aorta
and pulmonary artery
Q14. Explain how the heart works.
Q15. Evaluate how the heart can be compared to a mechanical pump.

All of the muscle tissues of the heart do not contract at the same time. Different
parts of the heart contract at different times. When the top portion contracts,
the bottom part relaxes. When the bottom contracts, the top relaxes. When a
chamber contracts, it becomes smaller and the blood inside gets squeezed or
pumped out.
Q16. What does the water inside the jar represent?
Q17. How will you compare the heart pump model and the human heart?
Q18. How does the heart function as a pump?
Q19. Will the heart model be able to function properly if the straw is blocked? Explain your answer.

D. Science Key Concepts

1. The heart is a hollow muscular organ, about the size of your fist, which is
located in the center of your chest between the lungs. It is a double pump that

pumps on the left and right sides. Every side is divided into two chambers, the
atrium and the ventricle, each of which has left and right portion, totaling to
four chambers altogether. The top chamber is the atrium (plural: atria). The
bottom chamber is called the ventricle. The valve acts as a one-way door,
allowing blood to flow either forward into the next chamber, or out of the heart.
IV.

Evaluation
Fill in the name of the blood vessel in the table below.

V.

Assignment
What is normal heart rate of an adult?