Lesson Plan in

(MAPEH) Health 10

I. OBJECTIVE
A. Explains the nature and dangers of quackery. (H10CH-Ic-23)
1. Identify the three forms of quackery.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic:Quackery

III. LEARNING RESOURCES

A. References: Physical Education and Health Learner’s Material
pp.216-217
B. Other Learning Resources:
Illustrations/pictures

IV. PROCEDURE

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. PREPARATION
1. Prayer
“Everybody stand up and let’s bow our -(The student will start the prayer)
heads to start our prayer”
-(The students will check if their seatmates are
2. “Let me check the attendance. Is anyone
present)
absent?”

B. MOTIVATION
Ask the students these following questions: - (The student will share his/her experience)
 When you feel sick, what kind of
treatment do you usually take? - (The student will share his/her experience)
 If you do not have any money to seek
medical treatment, where do you - (The student will share his/her experience)
usually go or what do you usually do?
 Is it proven that these treatments will
really heal you?

We usually receive health information, products,

and services from various sources, thus we may be
prone to frauds and an example of which is
quackery. - (The students will study the pictures)
C. ACTIVITY
“I will let you see some posters and I want you
to study in order to identify the three forms of - (Students will raise their hands and share ideas)
quackery. “

“Any idea what are the three forms of - Medical Quackery, Nutrition Quackery, and
quackery? Device Quackery.
Okay! I have three words here in a meta strips to
give you. These are the three forms of quackery.
Can you read each one for me? “
- (Students will raise their hands to volunteer)
 “Good Job! Now I need a volunteer to post one
strip below the poster where it belongs, anyone who
would like to try?”

“Very Good Students!”

D. ANALYSIS
- (Students will raise their hands and share ideas)
“Based on our activity, What are the
differences between the three forms of quackery?”

“Anyone else who can share their ideas?”

“Thank you for sharing your ideas”

E. ABSTRACTION
“To fully understand our topic for today let’s - (The students will read the definition of quackery)
discuss first what is quackery. Students kindly read”

Quackery is a form of fraud, is any advertisement,

promotions, or sale of products and services that
have not been scientifically proven safe and
effective and is being operated by a Quack. -(The students will read the definition of quack)

“Do you know what is a Quack?”

A Quack is an individual that has little or no

professional qualifications to practice medicine.
He/She also pretentiously uses meaningless medical
jargon and relies on scare tactics, paranoid
accusations, and quick fixers

“Thank you class.”

“Again, quackery has three forms. Let’s - (The students will read the definition of each form
define each of them. Anyone who can read the of quackery)
definitions for me”

 Medical Quackery- includes cures,

treatments, and remedies of various health
conditions that are drugless or bloodless in
nature.
 Nutrition Quackery- involves promotion of
food ads and other nutrition practices that
claim to be all-natural. These are believed to
have beneficial properties of multiple plants
- (The students will share their ideas)
in one product.
 Device Quackery- makes use of miraculous
gadgets that are believed to cure certain
conditions.

“What do you think are the reasons why
quackery is rampant in the Philippines?”
“Thank you for sharing your ideas.”
- (The students will answer) Quackery is a form of
fraud, is any advertisement, promotions, or sale of
products and services that have not been
scientifically proven safe and effective and is being
operated by a Quack.

“So we have discussed everything about

- (The students will answer) A Quack!
quackery. Again, what is quackery?”

- (The students will answer) Medical quackery,

Nutrition quackery, and Device quackery.

What do you call a person who performs

quackery?

What are the three forms of quackery?

“Very Good! Thank you for listening.”

F. APPLICATION - (The group leader will read the instructions

Now, Let’s have a group activity. I will divide carefully)
the class into three groups and each group will
choose their leaders.
(Group the students and distribute the materials
to be used.)

Group leaders kindly read the instruction of the

activity

Medical Nutrition Device

Quackery Quackery Quackery

- (The students that experienced quackery will share

their ideas)

Well done students! All your answers are - (The students that experienced quackery will share
correct. Now you have an idea of what are the their ideas)
examples of each form of quackery.

G.GENERALIZATION
As a student, Have you been a victim of
quackery?

Since you already know what is quackery and

it’s forms what can you do to avoid it?

H. EVALUATION
Direction: On a ¼ sheet of paper, Identify and
answer the given items. For numbers 3-10, Identify
which form of quackery do they belong.

1. It is a form of fraud, is any advertisement,

promotions, or sale of products and services that
have not been scientifically proven safe and
effective.

2. Is an individual that has little or no professional

qualifications to practice medicine.

3. Manghihilot
4. Dietary Supplements
5. Albularyo
6. Copper bracelets
7. Power Balance
8. Sports Supplements
9. Faith healing
10. Vibrating belts for weight loss

“Alright, Exchange papers with your

seatmates.
Be honest and check the papers thoroughly.”

(Collect the papers from the highest score to

lowest)

I. ASSIGNMENT
On a ¼ sheet of paper explain what are the possible
dangers of quackery to a person’s physical and
psychological well-being?

IV. REMARKS

V. REFLECTION

A. No. of Learners in mastery level ___________

B. No. of Learners who requires remediation ___________