For Your Eyes Only: Introducing Quantum Key Distribution to High School Students

Autor/inn/en	Akdemir, Zeynep Gonca; Menekse, Muhsin; Hosseini, Mahdi; Nandi, Arindam; Furuya, Keiichiro
Titel	For Your Eyes Only: Introducing Quantum Key Distribution to High School Students
Quelle	In: Science Teacher, 88 (2021) 3, S.44-51 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8555
Schlagwörter	Physics; High School Students; Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Quantum Mechanics; Artificial Intelligence; Information Technology; Computer Software; Computer Science Education; Lesson Plans; Difficulty Level; Inquiry; Science Experiments; Cooperative Learning; Active Learning; Individualized Education Programs; Special Needs Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physik; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Quantenmechanik; Künstliche Intelligenz; Informationstechnologie; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Kooperatives Lernen; Aktives Lernen; Individualized education program; Individualisierendes Lernen; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf
Abstract	Quantum technologies refer to any technology developed based on the principles of quantum physics. Quantum communication, quantum computing, and quantum sensing are applications of such technologies, in which quantum mechanics underpins the key assumptions on their design and development. Quantum technologies promise revolutionary and disruptive innovations across a wide range of industries. Quantum computing will play an important role in artificial intelligence and will have an impact on every sector of the economy, from healthcare to national security. Currently, the workforce possessing a fundamental understanding of, and the technical skills needed for, quantum technologies is limited. This situation creates a significant challenge for educational system to address. There is a need to attract young people from diverse backgrounds to become engineers and scientists trained in quantum technologies. However, teaching a counterintuitive concept such as quantum cryptography might confuse young learners. Quantum cryptography is disconnected from physical realities that students expect to observe. Due to its nontrivial and counterintuitive aspects, it should be taught based on conceptual ideas rather than complex mathematical formulizations (Krijtenburg-Lewerissa, Brinkman, and van Joolingen, 2017). In this article, the authors demonstrate how to conduct an experiment with a quantum cryptography demonstration kit (Thorlabs 2017) and then provide a sample lesson plan about quantum key distribution (QKD), which illustrates the distribution of a key (or password) to encrypt or decrypt messages with the use of quantum properties based on the BB84 protocol developed by Bennett and Brassard (1984; 2014). (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01