QR Challenge: Papal Visit

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.

2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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B. The lesson:

1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.

2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.

3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!

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C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. QUESTION #1: Vatican City is the smallest country in the world (about the size of TWO Ala Moana Shopping Centers) and home to the Pope. How many acres is Vatican City?	100 acres
2. QUESTION #2: How many acres in a square mile?	640 acres
3. QUESTION #3: POINT A: Rome is where the Pope is starting his trip.What country is Rome a part of?	Italy
4. QUESTION #4: How big is Rome (in square miles)?	496 sq miles
5. QUESTION #5: POINT B: Cuba is the 1st location of Pope Francis' trip. How big is Cuba (in square miles)?	42,426 sq miles
6. QUESTION #6: How far did Pope Francis travel from POINT A to Cuba?	5,249 mi or 8,447 km
7. QUESTION #7: POINT C: Washington DC is the 2nd location of Pope Francis' trip. How big is Washington DC (square miles)?	68.3 sq miles
8. QUESTION #8: How far did Pope Francis travel from POINT B to Washington DC?	1,130 miles or 1,933 km
9. QUESTION #9: POINT D: New York City – 3rd City in Pope Francis’ trip. What state is New York City located in?	New York
10. QUESTION #10: How big is New York CITY (square miles)?	304.6 sq miles
11. QUESTION #11: How far did Pope Francis travel from POINT C to New York City?	204 miles or 328 km
12. QUESTION #12: POINT E: Philadelphia – 4th City in Pope Francis’ trip. What state is Philadelphia located in?	Pennsylvania
13. QUESTION #13: How big is Philadelphia (square miles)?	142.6 sq miles
14. QUESTION #14: How far did Pope Francis travel from POINT D to Philadelphia?	81 miles or 130 km
15. QUESTION #15: How far will Pope Francis travel to return home to POINT A from Philadelphia?	4358 miles or 7014 km
16. QUESTION #16: AFTER you have answered Questions #1-15, ORDER the Cities (countries) from Smallest to Largest	Cuba, Rome, NYC, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Vatican City
17. QUESTION #17: How much bigger is the biggest city (country) compared to the smallest city (country) – do not count Vatican City as the smallest?	42,358 sq mi.
18. QUESTION #18: If the Pope is at the White House at 9:15 a.m. and then meeting with the Bishops at St. Matthew’s Cathedral at 11:30 a.m., how much time does the Pope have to get from the White House to St Matthew’s Cathedral?	2 hours 15 minutes
19. QUESTION #19: On Sept 24th, the Pope will meet with Congress in Washington DC at 9:20 a.m. and then will leave Washington DC at 4 p.m. How much time elapsed between his meeting with Congress and when he leaves Washington DC?	6 hours 40 minutes
20. QUESTION #20: Pope arrives into New York City at 5 p.m. on Sept 24th. He will need to be at St Patrick’s Cathedral at 6:45 p.m. for mass. How long does he have before he needs to be at mass?	1 hour 45 minutes
21. QUESTION #21: On Friday, Pope Francis will celebrate mass at Madison Square Garden in New York at 6 p.m. (New York Time). If New York Time is 6 hours AHEAD of Hawaii Time, what time will the mass be here in Hawaii?	Noon
22. QUESTION #22: On Saturday, Pope Francis will leave New York City on an airplane at 8:40 a.m. and land in Philadelphia at 9:30 a.m. How long does his flight take?	50 minutes

 

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