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Evaluating Health Information

Twelfth graders learn to judge health information — trusting doctors, government health sites, and peer-reviewed research over social media posts, miracle-cure ads, and anonymous rumors. Knowing reliable sources protects your health. They sort sources, then fact-check a claim.

Grade 12Evaluating Health Information45 minutes1 class periodSHAPEExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Spot reliable sources.
  • ✓Tell them from unreliable.
  • ✓Fact-check a claim.
  • ✓Be a smart consumer.
Essential Question

How do you tell trustworthy health info from nonsense online?

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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Reliable, or Unreliable?

Project this and sort each source into Reliable or Unreliable.

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✅ Reliable
⚠️ Unreliable
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The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

45 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Is It True?

5 min

You see a health claim online — how do you know if it’s legit?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Pose the question.
  • Share ideas.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Think.
  • Share.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Health Info

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Reliable or Unreliable?
  • Sort each source.
  • Note check the source.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort.
  • Say.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a reliable source.
  • Name a red flag.
  • Check who’s behind a claim.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Flag.
  • Check.
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Apply — Apply

11 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Fact-check a real claim.
  • Find a reliable source.
  • Decide if it holds up.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Check.
  • Find.
  • Decide.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a reliable source.
  • Name a red flag.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Name one.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the SHAPE America National Standards for Health Education and Physical Education.

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HE.3

Access valid, reliable health information.

SHAPE
HE.2

Analyze influences, including media.

SHAPE
HE.1

Evaluate health claims.

SHAPE
HE.8

Advocate using credible info.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Source cards.
  • Frame: "a reliable source is ___."
  • Use clear examples.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Sort reliable vs not.
  • Use 4 sources.
  • Use examples.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Fact-check a trending claim.
  • Evaluate a website’s credibility.
  • Spot a health scam.
Materials

What to gather

  • 🔍Source cards
  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 💻Reliable or Unreliable?
  • 📋Fact-check sheet
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

reliabletrustworthysourcewhere info comes fromcredentialproof of expertisepeer-reviewedchecked by expertsred flaga warning signmiracle curea too-good-to-be-true claimbiasa slant in informationfact-checkverify a claim
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Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
Name a reliable health source.
A doctor, a .gov site, or peer-reviewed research.
QUESTION 2
Name a red flag.
A "miracle cure" ad or an anonymous rumor.
QUESTION 3
Why does the source matter?
It tells you whether the info can be trusted.

Cool-down: evaluating health information.

Have students fact-check a real health claim. A printable fact-check sheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: bias, credential, fact-check, miracle cure, peer-reviewed, red flag, reliable, source
  1. proof of expertise
  2. checked by experts
  3. a too-good-to-be-true claim
  4. a warning sign
  5. a slant in information
  6. verify a claim
  7. trustworthy
  8. where info comes from

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Name a reliable health source.
  2. Name a red flag.
  3. Why does the source matter?
Answer key — Part A: 1) credential · 2) peer-reviewed · 3) miracle cure · 4) red flag · 5) bias · 6) fact-check · 7) reliable · 8) source
Part B: 1) A doctor, a .gov site, or peer-reviewed research. 2) A "miracle cure" ad or an anonymous rumor. 3) It tells you whether the info can be trusted.