Finding health information online

RSHE (PSHE)

Online motivations and bias

Recognising fake and AI-generated images

Algorithms and echo chambers

Verifying what I see online

This unit focuses on distinguishing truth from misinformation online and developing critical thinking skills. Pupils learn about online motivations and bias, recognising fake and AI-generated images, algorithms and echo chambers, verifying content and finding reliable health information.

Media influence: How do I decide what is true online?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Physical illness or injury, medical procedures, blood.

content that is untrue and designed to confuse or mislead us

Match the word with the correct definition.

How can we verify if health information is accurate?

If a website looks scientific then it won't contain misinformation.

Some websites contain both accurate health advice and misinformation.

The NHS website contains health advice we can trust.

A vaccine is a medicine that causes you to be become unwell.

A vaccine is a medicine that helps you keep yourself and others healthy.

A vaccine is a medicine that can prevent some diseases and serious illnesses.

A vaccine is a medicine that is dangerous and isn't tested for safety.

{{}} theories are ideas that an event or situation is part of a ‘secret plan’ or ‘plot’ by someone else or an organisation.

in this context, looking closely at where information has come from

Match the word to the correct definition.

Which are effective ways of verifying information online?

Misinformation can have powerful consequences.

Everyone recognises misinformation easily.

Everyone, including adults, can find it hard to identify misinformation.

spreading misinformation without knowing it

verifying information by looking up the information elsewhere

asking a friend what they think about the information

What is the definition of 'cross-checking'?

Making someone feel guilty so that they do what you want them to do is an example of a {{}} tactic.

{{}} is a feeling that influences how you respond to a situation or person.

Starter Quiz

Match the word to the correct definition.