1. Topic-
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| Conversions - Subject: Pharmacy |
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2. Content-
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| Medical Terms and Aberrations listed on the whited board |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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| Demonstrate an understanding of measurement systems, units, and
tools by describing, calculating, or estimating size, location, and
time; by using the concepts of perimeter, area, volume, capacity,
weight, and mass; and by identifying appropriate degrees of accuracy.
Solve problems involving principles of measurement, rate, and scale. |
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4. Objectives-
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The students will use standard units of measurements to solve application
problems by measuring each other heights.
The students will compare standard and metric units of measurements.
They will convert centimeters to feet, for example.
The students will be able to convert one metric unit of measurement
to another metric unit of measurement, grams to kilograms for example.
The students will make conversions using calculators and conversion
handout.
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5. Materials and Aids-
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Meter stick
Hospital Scale
Paper
Pencil
Standard tape measure
Conversion Sheet/Calculators
Ruler with inch markings
Typing paper
Handout 1: Metric Conversions Explained
Handout 2: Contrary Conversions
Handout 3: Height Chart
Handout 4: Metrics Learned
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
Give the students the terms to be used and define them. Terms should
include the metric terms microliter, milliliter, liter, kiloliter,
microgram, milligram, gram, and kilogram, as well as the standard
measurements inch and foot.
Draw a line on the board and mark with the metric units inserted in
order of size.
Explain the rules for converting within the metric system using Handout
1: Metric Conversions Explained.
Explain proportions and demonstrate how to change one unit of measure
to another unit of measure. For example, change gram to kilogram.
Distribute Handout 2: Contrary Conversions and instruct students to
complete the handout by finding specific measurements and using a
conversion chart to convert one metric unit to another metric unit. |
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B. Development-
Demonstrate the correct way to use the scales and the proper way
to measure liquid.
Demonstrate the correct way to measure a personaheight.
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C. Practice-
Assign students to groups of three or four and have them measure
each other heights and record their data using Handout 3: Heights
Chart.
Assign certain groups to determine their results in metric (centimeters)
and other groups to determine their results in standard units of measurement
(inches).
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D. Independent Practice-
| Monitor the class as they use one of the conversion calculators
from the list of Web sites to convert the measurements they have made
and recorded on Handout 2: Contrary Conversions and Handout 3: Heights
Chart |
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
Group students together based on their practice test.
The students could take the data of their heights and use Microsoft
Excel to make a bar graph, a double bar graph, and/or a line graph
to show comparisons by group and gender.
The teacher could take the students' heights in centimeters and allow
students to create a spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel or other comparable
software and graph their heights in meters.
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F. Checking for understanding-
The students will be graded on their individual group performance.
The students will be graded on their conversions and graphs.
Handout 4: Metrics Learned
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G. Closure-
| Select appropriate units of measurement for real-life situation
in pharmacy. |
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7. Evaluation-
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| Collect data on the common mistakes on Handout 4: Metrics Learned |
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