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.
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| 1. There are many pressures and stresses that come with being a student in a foreign country. | b. gerund phrase, object of preposition | 2. Dealing with a different language and culture, foreign students have additional difficulties in passing their courses. | c. participial phrase, adjective and direct object | 3. To understand their lessons, foreign students generally need twice as much time studying as their native classmates. | a. infinitive phrase, adverb | 4. Being away from their families and friends makes it difficult for foreign students to concentrate. | b. gerund phrase, subject | 5. Eating different foods and being exposed to different viruses often causes illness among foreign students. | b. gerund phrase, subject | 6. There are several things students can do to minimize their stress. | a. infinitive phrase, predicate nominative | 7. When a situation becomes too serious, try making a joke. | b. gerund phrase, direct object | 8. Often said to be the best medicine, laughter can improve a stressful situation. | c. participial phrase, adjective | 9. Putting on music can also calm you when you feel overwhelmed. | b. gerund phrase, subject | 10. Changing the environment, music can soothe your nervous tension. | c. participial phrase, adjective |
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