QR Challenge: Christmas Scavenger Hunt

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. Reindeer are also known as Caribou.	answer
2. Electric Christmas lights were first used on Christmas trees in the late 1800's.2	answer2
3. The Germans made the first artificial Christmas tree out of dyed goose feathers.3	answer3
4. Christmas" it would equal 364 gifts.4	answer4
5. The song "Jingle Bells" was actually written for Thanksgiving. It was originally titled "One Horse Open Sleigh."5	answer5
6. For many people in Japan eating Kentucky Fried Chicken is a Christmas tradition. It is so popular that orders are placed months in advance.6	answer6
7. In North America children hang stockings on Christmas Eve. Dutch children put out shoes.7	answer7
8. Poinsettias, the traditional Christmas flowers, are originally native to Mexico.8	answer8
9. When Santa visits Finland he does not ride in a sleigh pulled by reindeer. Instead, he rides on a straw goat named Ukko.9	answer9
10. Just like a human fingerprint no two reindeer antlers are exactly the same.10	answer10
11. The first candy canes were straight white sticks.11	answer11
12. The first Christmas trees were decorated with foods such as apples, nuts, and dates.12	answer12
13. Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson were songwriters. They wrote "Frosty the Snowman." They also wrote the Easter hit "Peter Cottontail."13	answer13
14. The average Christmas tree grows for about 15 years before it is ready to be sold.14	answer14
15. Many years ago, people told ghost stories on Christmas Eve. "A Christmas Carol" is an example of a Christmas ghost story.15	answer15
16. Santa Claus has many different names including Kris Kringle, Saint Nicholas, and Father Christmas.16	answer16
17. The world's largest gingerbread man was baked in Oslo, Norwary in 2009. It weighed 1,435 lbs.17	answer17
18. Feliz Navidad!" means "Merry Christmas in Spanish. "Joyeux Noël" means "Merry Christmas" in French.18	answer18

 

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