Educational Resources for Promoting Talent in Quantum Computing
Parham Pashaei, Haris Amiri, Rafael Haenel, Pedro L. S. Lopes, Lukas Chrostowski · 2020
Quantum physics has a deep impact in today's economy, with a historical role in industry sectors ranging from chemicals to electronics. Today, Quantum Computing advents to industrial relevance, signaling a renewed demand for a quantum-enabled workforce. Despite this clear interest, novelty and complexity frequently limit the exposure of young students to this topic, threatening the engagement of potential future practitioners and leaders. We advocate that quantum computing concepts can, effectively, be introduced at the primary and secondary school level. We substantiate this by compiling in this paper a number of publicly available resources, of our creation and from third parties, tested in real classes, for integrating Quantum Computing to the education for K-12 age groups.