Detailed Lesson Plan in
(MAPEH) Health
Grade Level: Grade 10
Time: 30 minutes
I. Objectives: Within the given session, the students are expected to;
1. Identify the types of quackery.
2. Complete the table by giving examples of medical, nutrition, and device quackery.
3. Appreciate the knowledge about quackery.
II. Learning Task
Subject Matter: Quackery
Reference: PE & Health Grade 10 Learning Module, pp 216-218.
Materials: Pictures, LCD Projector, PowerPoint Presentation, Laptop, Markers, Manila paper, Construction papers,
Intermediate papers.
Strategy: Collaborative Learning
III. Procedure
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY LEARNER’S ACTIVITY
A. PreparatoryActivities
1. Warm up Drills
Good Morning Class?
How are you today?
Good!
May I request ____ to lead the prayer.
a. Prayer
b. Checking Attendance
Who is absent today?
Good Morning Ma’am!
We’re fine!
(A student will lead a prayer)

c. Games
Say the Color not the Word Challenge
2. Motivation
Ask one student:
What health services did you last avail of?
What health product did you last purchase?
Class, I am going to show you some posters and I want you to study the
picture.
Where do you often see these kind of posters?
What message do these posters want to convey?
What is being sold in the first poster?
What is being sold in the second poster?
On these products, what does it guarantee?
Will you buy it?
Why do you want to buy the product?
What is your reason for declining the product?
Thank you for all your answers.
B. Development Activities
1. Presentation
Consumers receive health information, products, and services from various
sources, thus individuals may be prone to frauds. An example of which is
Quackery?
(The studentswilllookatthe chartandsaythe color
not the word)
(Student will share his/her experience.)
Student will share his/her experience.)
(Students will study the pictures)
In the magazines, newspapers, TV ads.
The posters want us to buy and use the product.
A beauty product, facial powder.
A slimming tea.
It makes you beautiful and slimmer.
Yes/No
Ask a student who answered Yes.
Ask a student who answered No.

Do you know what quackery is?
Thank you for your answer.
Quackeryisaformof ahealthfraud,isanyadvertisement,promotion,orsale
of products and services that have not been scientifically proven safe and
effective. It is being operated by a Quack.
What is a Quack?
Thank you for you answer.
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 fixes.
There are three major characteristics of health quackery.
 First, it is a Big business. A huge amount of money is spent on
fraudulent health products and services.
 Second, it multiplies and spreads fast.
 Lastly, it thrives on individual who are diagnosedwith illnesses that
are known to have no cure.
2. Lesson Proper
a. Activity
I will letyousee these threepostersandIwantyouto studyinorder
to identify the three forms of quackery.
(Studentswillraise theirhands&share theirideas.)
(Studentswillraise theirhands&share theirideas.)
(Students will study the picture)

Any idea what are the three forms of quackery?
Okay, I have three words here in a meta strips to give you.
These are the three forms of quackery.
The Medical Quackery, the Nutrition Quackery, and the Device
Quackery. What you are going to do is to post one strip below the
poster where it belongs.
Thank you student. Very good! You are all correct.
b. Analysis
Nowwe knowthe three formsof Quackery.Let usreadthedefinition
to fully understand what these are.
 Medical Quackery - includes cures, treatments, and
remedies of various health conditions that are drugless or
bloodless in nature.
 Nutrition Quackery - involves promotion of food fads and
othernutritional practicesthatclaimtobe all-natural.These
are believedtohave beneficial propertiesof multiple plants
in one product.
 Device Quackery - makesuse of miraculousgadgets(suchas
dials, gauges, electrodes, magnets and blinkers) that are
believed to cure certain conditions.
What do you think are the reasons why quackery is rampant
in the Philippines?
Thank you Students for sharing your ideas.
Quackery thrives in the Philippines probably because of the
following reason.
 The Quick and Inexpensive Cure
 Ignorance
 Fear of Surgery or Legitimate Medical Treatment
No Ma’am!
(Choose three students to do this activity.)
In the powerpoint presenation, the students will
readthe meanings of the three forms of quackery.
(Studentswillraise theirhands&share theirideas.)

 Effect of Placebos
 Hypochondria Patients
c. Abstraction
So we have discussed everything about quackery. Again, what is
Quackery?
What do you call to a person who performs Quackery?
What are the three types of Quackery?
Very Good! Thank you for listening.
d. Application
Now, let’s have a group activity. Please form into three groups and
choose a leader.
(Group the student and then distribute materials to be used).
Group leaders please read the instruction of the activity.
Medical Quackery Nutrition Quackery Device Quackery
Well done students!All youranswersare correct! Now youhave an
idea of what are the examples of Medical, Nutrition and Device
Quackery.
Have you ever been a victim of a Quack?
What type of quackery do you easily for?
Do you want to be a victim of Quack?
Quackery is a form of a health fraud, is any
advertisement, promotion, or sale of products and
servicesthathave notbeenscientificallyprovensafe
and effective.
Quack!
Medical, Nutrition and Device Quackery.
(Group leaders will read the instructions)
(Studentswhohavebeenavictimof quackwillshare
his/her idea.)
No Ma’am!

If you don’t want to be a victim, how do you detect quackery?
 False Credentials
 Immediate Results
 Sales Pitch (phrases such as Miracle, Magic, Secret Remedy
etc.)
 And many more.
e. Assessment
This time, get ½ sheet of intermediate paper. Write one paragraph
essay on how can you protect your family and yourself from
quackery?
IV. Assignment
1. What are the possible dangers of quackery to a person’s physical and psychological well-being?
Prepared by: Esther M. Tanate

Medical
Quackery
Nutrition Quackery Device
Quackery
Albularyo Overspending of
Supplementary
Vitamins
Copper
Bracelets
Faith Healers SportsSupplements Electric
Toothbrush
Manghihilot Placebos Vibrating Belts
for weight loss
Quackeryisaformof a healthfraud,isanyadvertisement,
promotion,orsale of productsand servicesthathave not
been scientifically proven safe and effective.
INSTRUCTION
Give at least three examples of Medical Quackery.
Write your examples in the meta strips provided. Do
this activity in five minutes and choose a
representative to discuss in front of the class.
INSTRUCTION
Give at least three examples of Nutrition Quackery.
Write your examples in the meta strips provided. Do
this activity in five minutes and choose a
representative to discuss in front of the class.
INSTRUCTION
Give at least three examples of Device Quackery.
Write your examples in the meta strips provided. Do
this activity in five minutes and choose a
representative to discuss in front of the class.