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Measure me! A quantum outreach program
Lloyd, Bradley Colorado School of Mines Evers, Kevin Wilburn, Chandler Singh, Meenakshi
Lloyd, Bradley
Colorado School of Mines
Evers, Kevin
Wilburn, Chandler
Singh, Meenakshi
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2025-06-25
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Measure Me! is an interactive outreach activity designed to introduce middle and high school students to the foundational concept of quantum measurement bases. Through active gameplay, students experience the consequences of measuring quantum systems in different bases and come to understand that a quantum state can appear well-defined in one basis while remaining in superposition in another. Students are divided into "scientists" and "particles." The particles secretly choose a quantum state (represented by a playing card suit) and each carries a hand of cards corresponding to different bases. Scientists attempt to "measure" particles by hitting them with a dodgeball, prompting the particle to reveal a card in a chosen color basis (red or black). By collecting and analyzing the measurement results, scientists aim to infer the original states of the particles. The game emphasizes the probabilistic nature of quantum measurement and the basis-dependence of observed outcomes, helping students build an intuitive understanding of quantum superposition and measurement.
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