Physics Learning Resources
Quantum: The Future State
Created with APS DAMOP and DQI, this kit introduces students to quantum physics. Through hands-on activities and games, they explore atoms, light, and photons, investigate superposition, entanglement, and teleportation, and learn the basics of quantum computing while gaining a glimpse into the future of physics.
Students will use a crystal model to see how atoms are arranged in solid materials, learn how X-rays help scientists study matter, and observe how sound waves move through a crystal.
Students will be able to experiment with C-dots to understand how materials can be changed in a chemical reaction, and view the fluorescence from materials to understand quantized, quantum nature of matter.
Students will learn how light is quantized into photons and how light, color, and energy are related.
This activity is an engaging game designed to build student intuition around key quantum physics concepts, especially superposition and entanglement, through a hands-on analogy using spinning coins to represent qubits used in quantum computing.
Students will model superposition, correlations, and entanglement of particles using playing cards. This will help students visualize and understand basic properties of quantum information science.
Observing quantum information destroys it, making it extremely delicate and difficult to transport from place to place.
Students will progressively learn about basic notions of classical computing and understand how quantum computers are different, how they work and how they are programmed.
View augmented reality models of quantum computing concepts through your phone.
Past PhysicsQuest topics
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PhysicsQuest introduces physics through fun experiments that sustain interest in math and science.
PhysicsQuest introduces physics through fun experiments that sustain interest in math and science.
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