What is the most effective way to present entanglement to students?

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In summary, the most effective way to present entanglement to students is through interactive and visual demonstrations, along with clear and concise explanations of the concept. It is also important to provide real-world examples and applications of entanglement to help students understand its significance and potential impact in scientific fields such as quantum computing and cryptography. Additionally, incorporating hands-on activities and collaborative learning can enhance students' understanding and engagement with the concept of entanglement. By using a combination of these methods, educators can effectively introduce and explain this complex yet fascinating concept to students.
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Hello everybody.
My name is Amedeo, my surname is Matteucci (yes, as in "Matteucci Medal", but I don't think I'll ever get one :wink:) and I'm actually a returning member not a totally new one, although I admit I did little beside lurking when I was "active" here.
I'm a trained physicist and I teach physics in High School. When I graduated my major areas of specialization were particle physics and astrophysics but nowadays I'm more interested in topics concerning foundations and didactics.
Glad to be with you again! :smile:
 
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Hello and :welcome: ... again!

I hope you are still curious! Have fun!
 
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Amedeo said:
nowadays I'm more interested in topics concerning foundations and didactics.
Welcome to PF. :smile:

Be sure to check out our Educators and Teaching sub-forum!
 
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berkeman said:
Be sure to check out our Educators and Teaching sub-forum!
I'll will surely do that. Thanks.
 
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Hello everybody... again!
Apparently there were some systems issues here at the PF some time after my second registration and I was unable to keep using my account. Fortunately, these problems are now gone and I had the opportunity to register again, for the third time. Fair enough, as the saying goes: things always come in threes. :smile:
I already presented myself in the first post of this thread, so there's no need to repeat the "basics", anyway, something changed in the last months: I enrolled in a PhD programme in Mathematics and my primary research focus concerns the possibility of applying the methodology of debate to the educational setting of a mathematics class. But, being a physicist, I did not forget physics altogether: I'm currently writing a paper with some colleagues of the Physics Department about the most effective way to present entanglement to students.
Glad to be here again!

Amedeo
 
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I'm glad that you got the account stuff sorted out. :smile:

Amedeo said:
I enrolled in a PhD programme in Mathematics and my primary research focus concerns the possibility of applying the methodology of debate to the educational setting of a mathematics class. But, being a physicist, I did not forget physics altogether: I'm currently writing a paper with some colleagues of the Physics Department about the most effective way to present entanglement to students.
In case you haven't seen it yet, this thread may be of interest to you:

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/information-sources-and-physics-teaching.1058727/

It's not in the Educator area of PF, even though it is partially about the educational aspects of teaching physics.
 
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