Evaluating Health Information Sources is a Grade 3 health worksheet designed to help students learn how to access valid health information, products, and services. Aligned with the National Health Education Standards (NHES), this resource focuses on identifying trustworthy health information and recognizing information that may be unreliable.

Students practice the essential health literacy skills of checking whether information is current, accurate, and applicable to their needs. The activities use age-appropriate examples so young learners can begin making safe and informed choices when they encounter health information at home, at school, or online.

What students will practice

• Identifying characteristics of trustworthy health information sources
• Comparing reliable and unreliable health information examples
• Explaining why health information should be current and accurate
• Deciding whether information is appropriate for a particular situation
• Using evidence from a reading passage to answer questions
• Communicating health-related ideas in writing

Included in this resource

• Printable student worksheet
• Student notes lines at the bottom of the worksheet for reflection or teacher notes
• Separate teacher guide PDF with learning objectives, teaching tips, discussion questions, and common mistakes to watch for

Activity types

The worksheet includes multiple-choice questions, true/false items, short-answer responses, a dialogue activity, a matching task, a cloze passage, a labeled diagram, a reading passage, and an extended writing prompt. This variety allows students to read, discuss, analyze, and explain health information in several different ways.

Classroom uses

• Whole-group health lesson
• Independent practice
• Literacy integration during health instruction
• Homework or review activity
• Informal assessment of health literacy skills
• Small-group discussion and intervention support

The teacher guide makes preparation quick and provides discussion prompts that encourage students to think critically about where health information comes from. Because the examples focus on everyday situations, the worksheet supports meaningful conversations about making healthy choices and asking trusted adults for guidance.

This Grade 3 health resource is especially useful for lessons on trustworthy health sources, reliable health information, health literacy, media awareness, and safe decision-making in elementary classrooms.