A 0501: Quantum & AI Fundamentals: A Journey into the Future
Duration: 5 Days
Target Age Group: 15-year-olds to college freshmen
Format: Interactive lectures, hands-on activities, games, projects, and discussions
Goal: Inspire students with real-world applications, teach foundational concepts, and prepare them for deeper study
Day 1: Welcome to the Future — What Are Quantum and AI?
Theme: Big Picture Thinking
Morning Session:
🌐 Intro to AI & Quantum Computing
What is AI? What is Quantum Computing?
Why do they matter for the future?
How they work together in new technologies
🧠 Demo: ChatGPT and Quantum Simulators
Afternoon Workshop:
🧩 Activity: “AI vs Human Brain” game
🎲 Quantum Card Game: Learn quantum states, superposition, and qubits through a card-based challenge
🎤 Group Presentations: What excites you most?
Day 2: Understanding AI — From Rule-Based to Learning Machines
Theme: Building Intelligence
Morning Session:
🧠 What is Machine Learning? (supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement)
📊 Learn how machines "see" and "learn"
🤖 AI in daily life: facial recognition, recommendation systems
Afternoon Workshop:
💻 Hands-On Mini Project:
Build a simple AI model using Teachable Machine (no code)
Classify images or sounds
🧪 Group Challenge: Train your AI to recognize “camp emotions”
Day 3: Quantum Basics — Welcome to the Quantum World
Theme: Thinking Differently
Morning Session:
🔬 Classical vs Quantum Computers
🎲 Key Concepts:
Qubits
Superposition
Entanglement
Measurement
🌌 Quantum in Nature: How birds use quantum mechanics!
Afternoon Workshop:
🧩 Quantum Simulator Activities:
Visualize superposition & entanglement
Build simple quantum circuits
⚗️ DIY Quantum Lab: Paper-based logic gate puzzles
Day 4: Quantum & AI Together — Quantum Machine Learning (QML)
Theme: Future Integration
Morning Session:
🚀 What is Quantum AI / Quantum Machine Learning?
🧠 How quantum computers can boost AI
🌍 Real-world applications: drug discovery, finance, climate models
Afternoon Workshop:
🧠 Group Ideation:
Come up with a real-world problem
Design an idea that uses AI + Quantum
💬 Share and discuss with peers (mini poster presentation)
Day 5: Tech Leaders of Tomorrow — Final Projects & Inspiration
Theme: Creativity, Leadership, and Next Steps
Morning Session:
🎓 How to learn more: Pathways to study AI & Quantum
🧑🔬 Careers of the future: Meet a guest speaker (researcher, PhD, or tech founder)
Afternoon Showcase:
🧑🏫 Group Final Presentations:
“The Future We Imagine with AI & Quantum”
Share posters or slides
🏆 Awards: Most Creative, Most Practical, Most Inspiring
📜 Certificates and Closing Ceremony
✅ What Students Get:
A basic but exciting understanding of AI and Quantum
Hands-on experience building and testing AI/quantum models
A mini final project presentation
A Certificate of Completion
New inspiration for future careers