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Deficiencies and Megadoses

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Standard Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate

Outcomes Given a lower bound, an upper bound, and dosage amounts for two variables, students will construct an algebraic inequality to represent the relationship between the variables and the bounds. Students will then solve this inequality and graph it on the X-Y plane.


 
Classroom Information
GED Descriptors
     math , science
Roles
     Family, Worker, Community Member
Program Type(s)
     GED, Family Literacy, Workforce Education, Urban, Rural
NRS Learner Levels (ABE/GED)
      5, 6
Time Frame
     2.0 hours
Technology Integration
Vitamins and Minerals: How Much is Too Much
This article provides a more thorough discussion about the concept of deficiencies and megadoses.
Vitamin E
The Mayo Clinic is one of the most reputable sources of health information in the world. This following link takes students to the Vitamin E information page, but they can easily search for other vitamins or minerals in the search box.
Polya’s 4-Step Problem Solving Strategy
Admit/Exit Slips Teaching Strategy

Keywords
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bullet Science > nutrition
bullet Math
bullet Math > problem solving
bullet Science > health

Purposeful, Transparent, Contextual, Building Expertise
Purposeful and Transparent
Students are concerned about their health, but do not (and should not) always trust the messages they are given about how much vitamins they need. In this lesson, students learn to calculate appropriate vitamin dosages by using algebraic inequalities.

Contextual
This lesson hits on dosages of vitamins and minerals, one of the few topics applicable to everyone’s life. The issue becomes even more important given the ubiquitous presence of energy drinks, energy bars, fortified foods, and supplements.

Building Expertise
This lesson builds on student’s ability to read a number line, understand a simple inequality, and solve a basic system of equations. Students must combine these three skills to solve systems of inequalities. The final step of plotting the graphs forges connections between algebraic and graphical representations.


Lesson Designer
Dan Showalter
Cental Southeast ABLE Resource Center
(740) 593-4419
1aslanseyes@gmail.com


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