An Approach to Quantum Physics Teaching through Analog Experiments

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1305005937
Affiliation
Working Group Teaching Methodology in Physics and Astronomy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
Aehle, Stefan;
Affiliation
Working Group Teaching Methodology in Physics and Astronomy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
Scheiger, Philipp;
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136975607
ORCID
0000-0002-0884-3446
Affiliation
Working Group Teaching Methodology in Physics and Astronomy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
Cartarius, Holger

With quantum physics being a particularly difficult subject to teach because of its contextual distance from everyday life, the need for multiperspective teaching material arises. Quantum physics education aims at exploring these methods but often lacks physical models and haptic components. In this paper, we provide two analog models and corresponding teaching concepts that present analogies to quantum phenomena for implementation in secondary school and university classrooms: While the first model focuses on the polarization of single photons and the deduction of reasoning tools for elementary comprehension of quantum theory, the second model investigates analog Hardy experiments as an alternative to Bell’s theorem. We show how working with physical models to compare classical and quantum perspectives has proven helpful for novice learners to grasp the abstract nature of quantum experiments and discuss our findings as an addition to existing quantum physics teaching concepts.

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