After the passage of the U.S. National Quantum Initiative Act in December 2018, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) recently assembled an interagency working group and conducted a workshop titled “Key Concepts for Future Quantum Information Science Learners” that focused on identifying core concepts for future curricular and educator activities to help precollege students engage with quantum information science (QIS). Helping precollege students learn these key concepts in QIS is an effective approach to introducing them to the second quantum revolution and inspiring them to become future contributors in the growing field of quantum information science and technology as leaders in areas related to quantum computing, communication, and sensing. This paper is a call to precollege educators to contemplate including QIS concepts into their existing courses at appropriate levels and get involved in the development of curricular materials suitable for their students. Also, research shows that compare-and-contrast activities can provide an effective approach to helping students learn. Therefore, we illustrate a pedagogical approach that contrasts the classical and quantum concepts so that educators can adapt them for their students in their lesson plans to help them learn the differences between key concepts in quantum and classical contexts.
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Preparing Precollege Students for the Second Quantum Revolution with Core Concepts in Quantum Information Science
Jeremy Levy
Jeremy Levy
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University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Quantum Institute
, Pittsburgh, PA
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Phys. Teach. 60, 639–641 (2022)
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Chandralekha Singh, Akash Levy, Jeremy Levy; Preparing Precollege Students for the Second Quantum Revolution with Core Concepts in Quantum Information Science. Phys. Teach. 1 November 2022; 60 (8): 639–641. https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0027661
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