Großes Physikalisches Kolloquium | May 19, 16:45
How to teach quantum physics?
Recent years have seen many initiatives aimed at strengthening the teaching of quantum physics at both at high-school and university levels. In particular, the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (2025) triggered numerous projects and outreach activities across Germany.
In this talk, I will present selected examples that address the challenges of teaching quantum physics from different perspectives. At the university level, I discuss approaches aiming at introducing modern quantum technologies both in Bachelor’s and in Master’s programs. For high-school education, however, I argue that engaging pupils with physics is more important than focusing on specific content. In particular, understanding the impact of quantum physics for society is more important than understanding quantum theory itself. As an example, I will present my work with 200 pupils for an international concert as part of the nationwide final event of the quantum year, held in Münster in November 2025 (www.quantum100.de).
Institut für Didaktik der Physik, Universität Münster
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Contact: Joachim Krug