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How can we use our physics classrooms to address scientific misinformation? A renewed vision of scientific literacy emphasizes how citizens interact with scientific knowledge, institutions, and expertise. The breadth of this challenge for educators is daunting. This talk will address what students and instructors need to learn to navigate scientific information and expertise as competent outsiders, including the role of informed trust and the social structures through which scientific knowledge is created, vetted and maintained. Using an example lesson, I will introduce Misinformation Mondays, a low-overhead classroom activity designed to support instructor learning and provide an adaptable framework for incorporating these ideas into physics instruction.
