FLEET primary-school quantum workshop piloted

A FLEET Primary School pilot workshop showed primary students can learn and conceptualize quantum physics and are adept at the Mexican wave.

Meanwhile, 155 Hughesdale Primary School students got their first introduction to quantum physics.

The year 5 and 6 students explored the quantum atomic model via role-playing activities, applying this to understand how electricity and resistance work at the quantum level.

“We asked students to participate in a Mexican wave to simulate electron wave-like functions and phonons,” says FLEET outreach coordinator Jason Major. The students then applied that knowledge to construct graphite circuits, with questioning revealing the students had gained some understanding of the new concepts.