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
4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.
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!
4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.
Question | Answer |
| 1. Which is the longest mountain chain in the world? | Andes | 2. What is the Altiplano? | a region of plateaus and plains high in the mountains | 3. Name a reason people settled near Lake Titicaca | the climate near the lake is moderate, the soil near the lake can support crops, the lake is a good source of transportation | 4. Which is NOT found in South America? Atacama Desert, Lake Texcoco, Amazon River, Guiana Highlands | Lake Texcoco | 5. How is the land of central and southern South America different from the land in the northern part of the continent? | It is an area of plains | 6. Why did the early South AMerican people create few large-scale civilizations? | separated by dense forests, land very rugged, lived far apart | 7. Describe Chavin art. | it is known for its fantastic images, includes pottery and carvings, jaguars often depicted | 8. How were the Mochica and the Chavin alike? | they both were accomplished artists | 9. In which country did both the Chavin and Mochica live? | Peru | 10. What are the Chavin and Mochica best known for today? | art | 11. Describe the Mochica city-states | flat-topped pyramids, stone courtyard, and plazas | 12. What mystery remains unsolved about the Chavin & Mochica civilizations? | No one know for sure what happened to them | 13. According to their discoveries, what do archaeologists believe Machu Picchu was? | Religious Center | 14. Which city was the capital of the Inca Empire? | Cuzco | 15. Which two emperors turned the Inca into rulers of the greatest empire in the Americas? | Pachacuti and Topa Inca | 16. How did the Inca keep their vast empire united? | Efficient form of government,14,000 miles of roads, officials who supervised the people | 17. Why are the Inca remembered as fine stoneworkers? | they cut stones to fit together so tightly they did not need cement | 18. What were some achievements of the Inca? | built many roads, dug tunnels thru rock, they built sacred rope bridges |
Which is the longest mountain chain in the world?&choe=UTF-8
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What is the Altiplano?&choe=UTF-8
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Name a reason people settled near Lake Titicaca&choe=UTF-8
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Which is NOT found in South America? Atacama Desert, Lake Texcoco, Amazon River, Guiana Highlands&choe=UTF-8
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How is the land of central and southern South America different from the land in the northern part of the continent?&choe=UTF-8
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Why did the early South AMerican people create few large-scale civilizations?&choe=UTF-8
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Describe Chavin art.&choe=UTF-8
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How were the Mochica and the Chavin alike?&choe=UTF-8
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In which country did both the Chavin and Mochica live?&choe=UTF-8
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What are the Chavin and Mochica best known for today?&choe=UTF-8
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Describe the Mochica city-states&choe=UTF-8
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What mystery remains unsolved about the Chavin & Mochica civilizations?&choe=UTF-8
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According to their discoveries, what do archaeologists believe Machu Picchu was?&choe=UTF-8
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Which city was the capital of the Inca Empire?&choe=UTF-8
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Which two emperors turned the Inca into rulers of the greatest empire in the Americas?&choe=UTF-8
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How did the Inca keep their vast empire united?&choe=UTF-8
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Why are the Inca remembered as fine stoneworkers?&choe=UTF-8
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What were some achievements of the Inca?&choe=UTF-8
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