Years 3–4
Plain language, visual reasoning, a guided investigation and a short knowledge check.
Years 3–6
Quantum Explorers
A friendly introduction to atoms, light, information, probability, qubits and quantum computers through stories, pictures and games.
- Course length
- 12 weeks
- Weekly time
- 20–30 minutes each week
- Core lesson
- Years 3–4
- Extension
- Years 5–6
Course map
The 12-week pathway
Follow the sequence for a carefully built explanation, or open any lesson that sparks a question.
- Week 1 A World Too Small to See 25 minutes
- Week 2 Light, Colour and Photons 25 minutes
- Week 3 Chance, Predictions and Patterns 25 minutes
- Week 4 Bits and Ordinary Computers 25 minutes
- Week 5 Meet the Qubit 25 minutes
- Week 6 Superposition 25 minutes
- Week 7 Measurement 25 minutes
- Week 8 Quantum Gates and Circuits 25 minutes
- Week 9 Two Qubits and Entanglement 25 minutes
- Week 10 Noise and Decoherence 25 minutes
- Week 11 What Quantum Technology Can and Cannot Do 25 minutes
- Week 12 Quantum Explorer Capstone 25 minutes
Two layers in every lesson
The core stands on its own
Students can understand the main lesson without opening the extension. This keeps the pathway welcoming across several year levels.
Years 5–6
Optional depth, additional mathematics or a more demanding investigation.
Before you begin
Useful starting knowledge
- Curiosity about how the world works
- Everyday counting and simple fractions
- No quantum physics or coding experience
Evidence before hype
Scientific care is part of the lesson
Every analogy is labelled and limited. Simulations are identified as ideal mathematical models. Current hardware claims are omitted unless they can be checked against a dated authoritative source.