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This document outlines an activity designed to teach students about heart function and blood pumping. It includes objectives, materials needed, and a step-by-step procedure for creating a simple heart pump model using a jar, balloon, and straws. Additionally, it provides guide questions to facilitate discussion and understanding of the heart's mechanics.

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Science Activity

This document outlines an activity designed to teach students about heart function and blood pumping. It includes objectives, materials needed, and a step-by-step procedure for creating a simple heart pump model using a jar, balloon, and straws. Additionally, it provides guide questions to facilitate discussion and understanding of the heart's mechanics.

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Name: _____________________________

Date: ______________
Year & Section: ____________________
Activity ___: Pump it!
Objectives:
 Describe how the heart functions
 Explain how blood is pumped by the heart

Materials:

1 beaker or wide mouthed jar


1 balloon
2 flexible drinking straws
1 pair of scissors
1 large pan or sink
Adhesive tape
Water

Procedure:
1. Fill the jar half full of water
2. Cut the neck of the balloon off at the part where it starts to widen into a balloon.
Set the neck part aside to be used later on
3. Stretch the balloon over the opening of the jar, pulling it down as tightly as you
can. The flatter you can get the surface of the balloon, the better.
4. Carefully poke two holes in the surface of the balloon. Make them about an inch
apart from each other and near opposite edges of the jar.
5. Stick the long part of a straw into each hole. The straws should fit securely in the
holes so no air can get through around the straws
6. Slide the uncut end of the balloon neck onto one of the straws and tape it around
the straw.
7. Set your pump in a large pan or the sink to catch the pumped water. Bend the
straws downward. Gently press in the center of the stretched balloon and watch
what happens to the water in the jar.

Refer to the photo below to know what your set-up must look like:
Guide Questions:
Q1. What does the water inside the jar represent?
Q2. How will you compare the heart pump model and the human heart?
Q3. How does the heart function as a pump?
Q4. Will the heart model be able to function properly if the straw is blocked? Explain your
answer

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