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STEMbite: Careers ~ Math at the Pharmacy Instructional VideoSTEMbite: Careers ~ Math at the Pharmacy Instructional Video
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9th - 12th
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Math
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Instructional Videos
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2:46
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2013
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STEMbite: Careers ~ Math at the Pharmacy

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How do you use math in the real world? Mr. Vander Heuvel visits a pharmacy and, using a fictional woman's weight and height, calculates an appropriate antibiotic prescription. You could show this video as an enrichment for your math class or as part of a career exploration curriculum. 

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