Quantum education at the K-12 levels is just getting started. Currently, the Q-12 community is focused on developing both informal and formal learning opportunities for teachers, students, and families. That encompasses new lessons, events, access to quantum technologies, and information about careers.
Wondering where quantum science fits in with STEM classes? Teachers and educational professionals have developed an initial framework to serve as a foundation for developing lessons and curricula.
Bring quantum concepts to your students with informal activities. This program was piloted for World Quantum Day 2022 and will run again in 2023. Activities are ready for classrooms, free, and don't require a background in quantum information science.
A career in STEM can also mean a career in Quantum Information Science! Learn about pathways and stories of quantum professionals at work across industry, academia, and government.
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EPiQC is an NSF-funded quantum computing research program. As part of their education effort, experts in computer science education and early education have developed activities to introduce children and their families to quantum computing topics. The website of the...
The Mathematics of Quantum Mechanics is a set of notes aimed at high-school students, and provide the necessary mathematical background to dive into quantum information science. Through this three-chapter introduction, students will gain the necessary background in...
qBraid.com offers an online platform for learning about quantum information and programming on quantum computers. It is targeted at different levels, spanning high school, undergraduate. For example, non-quantum learners may visit qbook.qbraid.com/learn to access an...
This resource is an online self-guided set of essays about quantum computing, quantum mechanics, and other quantum topics. It is similar to an online textbook and includes some Q & A for the reader to help reinforce concepts. The authors describe the resource as...
This is an online course offered on EdX. It is an introduction to quantum computing aimed at novices and requires learners to have an understanding of basic algebra. The course covers the future impacts of quantum computing, provides intuitive introductions of quantum...
The University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) has created five lesson plans for senior (12th grade) high-school Physics classes, including introductions to superposition, wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, quantum computing, and...
Zines are short, comic-book-style pamphlets that fit on an 8.5”x11” piece of paper and intended for general non-expert, informal learners. The zines cover a number of quantum computing topics ranging from superposition to quantum notation. These begin with analogies...
This is a quantum mechanics (physics) course aimed at non-scientists and is intended to be accessible to high school level students and above who have studied Algebra II and Trigonometry. It introduces the concepts of superposition and entanglement, as well as others....
This is a glossary of quantum physics concepts aimed at non-experts, informal audiences. It includes animations, illustrations, audio clips, and interactive learning materials, all of which can be re-used/embedded via a creative commons license. The project is...
On behalf of the Interagency Working Group on Workforce, Industry and Infrastructure, under the NSTC Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science (QIS), the National Science Foundation invited 25 researchers and educators to come...