Quick, nurse, grab a calculator! A role-playing activity has groups measure vitals, such as heart rate, blood pressure, weight, etc. After viewing a video on how nurses use math in the workplace, scholars apply knowledge of rates and ratios to calculate medication dosages.

Concepts

nursing, proportions, ratios, rates, unit conversion

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Visit a hospital to see nurses use math in everyday tasks
  

Classroom Considerations

• Activity requires a variety of materials; see the resource for complete list
• Pupils should be familiar with ratios and rates
  

Pros

• Provides an activity extension to consider
• Includes printable worksheets and handouts for each part of the activity
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

6.RP.A.1 6.RP.A.2 6.RP.A.3.a 7.RP.A.2.a 7.RP.A.3