by Jen Palmer | May 13, 2025
Materials 1 puzzle (per student pair) 1 resealable plastic bags (per student pair) Description Students use a puzzle to explore the concept of quantum secret sharing. They learn the difference between data and encryption from classical computers versus quantum...
by Jen Palmer | Mar 18, 2025
Materials Make your own Bloch cubes from blank six-sided dice. Labels can be either printed onto stickers and applied to the faces, or written with permanent marker. Description To help improve student understanding of quantum concepts, we introduce the Bloch Cube, a...
by edwardse@illinois.edu | Dec 9, 2024
Materials Index cards or cardstockClear tape (Note: transparent is not always clear)Clear packing tapePolarizers (2/group) Clear transparency or acetate sheets Description Polarization is a property of light that is used for quantum science, along with many everyday...
by Kelly Gaussaint | Oct 30, 2024
Materials Vinyl glowing paper and/or glow-in-the dark stars Laser pointers, LEDs, and/or UV lights of different colors; At least one should cause light emission (e.g., UV, blue), and one should not (e.g., red or green) Identify preferred way to distribute materials to...
by Kelly Gaussaint | Oct 29, 2024
Materials 1 LED light bulb 1 fluorescent light bulb 1 red laser pointer 1 light bulb socket (a lamp will also work) 1 diffraction grating Description Explore the wave nature of light by observing the spectra of different light sources. Link to Teacher Guide Link to...
