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This Vaccine Safety lesson plan also includes:
- Vaccine Safety (.html)
 - Student Worksheet (.pdf)
 - Student Glossary (.pdf)
 - Activity 1: Research and Evaluate Vaccine Safety (.pdf)
 - Evaluating Information: What You Should Know (.pdf)
 - Logical Fallacies and Vaccines: What You Should Know (.pdf)
 - Website Evaluation Cards (.pdf)
 - Credibility Criteria for Evaluating Website Content, WHO
 - Content, Quality, and Quantity Criteria for Evaluating Website Content, WHO
 - Accessibility and Design Criteria for Evaluating Website Content, WHO
 - Vaccine Safety and Your Child (.pdf)
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Enter the debate on vaccines. Small groups research topics related to vaccine safety in the last lesson in a unit of five. In the process of the research, team members learn how to determine the validity and credibility of a website. The teams create a presentation to share their findings about the issue with a scientific analysis. After hearing results on the findings, pupils debate whether vaccines are a benefit to society.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use the information on website evaluation to prompt a discussion around whether everything on the Internet is true
 
Classroom Considerations
- The lesson revolves around a topic that may be considered controversial with some groups
 - It is best if the class has thorough understanding of the development of vaccinations and how they work
 
Pros
- Contains a glossary for important terms
 - Includes background information for the teacher
 
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- None