Lesson · Grade 6 · Physical and Health Education
Finding Health Information You Can Trust
- Grade 6
- Physical and Health Education
- 1 min 2 s
- British Columbia
- BC6-PH-08
Two sources about colds sit side by side: a post from a tea shop saying a magic tea cures colds in one hour, and a children's hospital web page saying most colds get better on their own. A panel between them asks four questions one at a time (who made it, why, when, and do other trusted sources agree), ticking or crossing each source, so the web page scores 4 of 4 and the post 0 of 4, before reminding viewers to ask a trusted adult when unsure.
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The question this lesson answers
How can you tell which health information you can trust?
A post from a tea shop says a magic tea cures colds in one hour.
Transcript
What the lesson says
How can you tell which health information you can trust?
A post from a tea shop says a magic tea cures colds in one hour.
A web page from a children's hospital says most colds get better on their own.
Four questions can help you check any source.
First, who made it, and are they health experts?
Second, why was it made, to teach you or to sell you something?
Third, when was it made, and is it recent?
Fourth, do other trusted sources agree with it?
No trusted health source says that tea can cure a cold.
The web page passes all four checks, but the post passes none.
If you are not sure, ask a trusted adult to help you check.
Before you trust health information, check who made it, why, when, and if others agree.
Curriculum
Where this fits
- British Columbia, Grade 6
Physical and Health Education, Healthy and active living: sources of health informationBC6-PH-08
- British Columbia, Grade 7
Physical and Health Education, Healthy and active living: sources of health informationBC7-PH-11
This lesson is also listed in Grade 7.
The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.
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