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 * Unit Overview-4th Grade**

· Need for health related resources · Review of general web source evaluation · Homework: Discuss with parents ideas for health topics – Real World connection (Attn: warn students not to share personal information unless given permission by parent). || Complete sample comparison/contrast of valid/unproven websites Introduce assignment for tomorrow’s class || Online search strategies Assign groups Group work: · Decide on health topic · Complete KWL on health topic · Do a starter search for web resources || Group work: · Identify two-four websites for project · Identify features of each website for compare/contrast · Select at least one valid website · Bring selected valid websites to teacher for review/approval || Group work: · Identify two-four websites for project · Identify features of each website · Select at least one valid website and one invalid · Bring selected valid website(s) to teacher for review/approval || · Create PP presentation documenting · 5 most important facts about that health topic · At least 5 key features of each website and identify each as valid or unproven (rejected) · Note when to seek professional help for this topic || Group work: · Create PP presentation documenting · 5 most important facts about that health topic · At least 5 key features of each website and identify each as valid or unproven (rejected) · Note when to seek professional help for this topic || Group work: · Create PP presentation documenting · 5 most important facts about that health topic · At least 5 key features of each website and identify each as valid or unproven (rejected) · Note when to seek professional help for this topic || Groups will present their findings to the class. Students will complete peer evaluations for at least one other group’s presentation. || Groups will present their findings to the class. Students will complete peer evaluations for at least one other group’s presentation. ||
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 * Unit Overview - 10th Grade**

· Need for health related resources · Web source evaluation · Homework: Brainstorm and/or discuss with parents ideas for health topics – Real World connection (Attn: warn students not to share personal information unless given permission by parent). || · Recommended resources for health topics · Review evaluation criteria for online health sources · Go over project (use rubric) · Form groups (student choice, or by topic, or teacher choice—only if necessary) Group work: · Decide on health topic and submit to teacher by end of class · Assign yourselves homework if you want to get a head start on the project. || Online search strategies Group work (by the end of class) · At least three websites for evaluation (turn in on paper or in email complete URL for each site to teacher) (get started on…) · Completing evaluation sheets on websites || Group work (by the end of class) · At least three websites for evaluation (turn in on paper or in email complete URL for each site to teacher) (get started on…) · Completing evaluation sheets on three websites · Selecting at least three VALID websites (if you haven’t found three reliable websites, it’s time to do some more searching) || Group work If you have three or more valid websites… · Begin retrieving relevant information about your health topic including when to seek professional help · Be sure to cite your sources (use the note taking sheet provided) If you do not yet have three or more valid websites · Ask for help · Do more searching · Divide up the valid sites you have found and assign note-taking homework for your group || · Review and/or complete your notes concerning your health topic · What related products or services are needed · Begin searching for online resources with information about these related products/services (try to focus on local availability) · Evaluate these web sources and select at least two valid, relevant sites || Group work · Review your notes concerning your health topic · What related products or services are needed · Begin searching for online resources with information about these related products/services (try to focus on local availability) · Evaluate these web sources and select at least two valid, relevant sites || Group work At this point you should have · At least three valid websites about your health topic · At least two valid websites about related products or services and · Enough notes (with citations) to fully discuss your health topic, including when to seek professional help If you don’t have these, finish them NOW J  If you do, begin to plan in detail your product. Assign jobs and begin work. || Group Work Final product work || Group Work Final product work Assign homework for the weekend/night; Monday (tomorrow) is your last day to work in class! || Final product work – Practice presentations! Assign homework for the night; tomorrow you present your products! |||| Presentations, Peer Review || Debrief – Student take away Student self-reflection (flex day to finish presentations) ||  || Ideas for extending/expanding the inquiry process for this unit: Health care interviews
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Students could interview health care professionals to find out what they think about online health resources or other adults in the community to find out about their online search behaviors and include their findings in their presentations.

Evaluation Skill

The main skill that is addressed in this unit is resource evaluation. Although this skill should be taught during the research process in any core subject class, teaching it in a health class offers two main benefits. One benefit is that students should begin to see the translation of skills used in core classes to all of their other educational pursuits. They can begin to understand more fully that evaluating resources is important even when they aren’t in social studies, science, or English class. Another benefit is that health class is uniquely suited to helping students apply their resource evaluation skills to real life scenarios. Most students will not leave school and continue to do personal research on world wars. However, most will at some point seek information related to health topics.