QSFS

Starter module

Digital trust in a quantum era

One starter module within QSFS — not the whole framework. Three 60-minute offline lessons for proposed Years 7–10 (Victoria), with teacher-selected depth. No accounts, internet, passwords or real systems.

Pilot draft v0.1 • October 2026 • For school review

Packs

Separate teacher and student materials

Teacher pack (with answers)

Full sequences, concept notes, answer keys, rubrics, support/extensions, 45-minute staff session, family information, evaluation questions and primary adaptation notes.

Open teacher pack

Student pack (no answers)

Glossary, case cards, evidence cards, rule card, scenario, option cards, task sheets and exit questions.

Open student pack

Sequence

Three lessons

  1. Lesson 1 · 60 min

    What are we protecting?

    Distinguish confidentiality, integrity and authenticity; explain why encryption alone doesn’t stop a deceptive request.

    Core materials: Six case cards, key-role diagram, message journey.

  2. Lesson 2 · 60 min

    What quantum changes and what it does not

    Quantum computing is specialised, not universally faster; one measurement gives one outcome; the risk to some public-key methods is conditional.

    Core materials: Coin or synthetic sequence (11 heads / 9 tails), 17 × 19 = 323 and 437 = 19 × 23, evidence-card sort. Hadamard circuit is optional enrichment.

  3. Lesson 3 · 60 min

    Make a defensible security decision

    Prioritise by sensitivity and confidentiality lifetime; reject unsupported “quantum-safe” claims; choose a safe, authorised next step.

    Core materials: Fictional Harbour Youth Science Club, three vendor messages, eight option cards, decision brief.

Model limits: the coin models outcome frequencies only; tiny factor examples provide no security and demonstrate no codebreaking. Official 2026 guidance (ASD computing primer) says no cryptographically relevant quantum computer currently exists. PQC runs on conventional computers (NIST).