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The Power of the Placebo Effect Instructional VideoThe Power of the Placebo Effect Instructional Video
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TED-Ed
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7th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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4:37
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45 mins
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The Power of the Placebo Effect

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What is the placebo effect? How does it work? Is it real or imagined? What are the ethical concerns surrounding using placebos? And what about benefits? Here is a short video that answers some of these questions and poses others.

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trials, medicine

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social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Have groups research the topics suggested in the provided links

Classroom Considerations

  • Flip the lesson and have class members view the resource out of class, saving class time for discussion and research

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  • The resource includes the video, a comprehension assessment, links to additional resources, and an open-ended discussion question

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