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. The Arabic word for God | Allah | 2. A person who practices Islam | Muslim | 3. Founder of Islam; the last great prophet of God, according to Muslims | Muhammad. | 4. A teacher or messenger; one who spreads God’s word | prophet. | 5. The most holy city for Muslims; birthplace of Muhammed; where Muslims go for the pilgrimage | Mecca. | 6. Believing in one god | monotheistic. | 7. Holy book of Islam; revealed to Muhammed by Angel Gabriel; believed to be the literal word of God; filled with rules to live life as a good Muslim | Koran | 8. The place of worship (building) for Muslims | Mosque. | 9. The pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims take at least once in their lives if possible | hajj. | 10. The most holy shrine of Islam, believed to have been built by Abraham and Ismael. | Ka'ba. | 11. Mecca | Holy City. | 12. Medina | Holy City. | 13. Jerusalem | Holy City. | 14. Iran and Iraq | Shiite Countries. | 15. The rest of the Muslim countries | Sunni Countries. | 16. Closely follow Muhammad’s example, thought that the leader should be the person who can keep the community together the best | Sunni Muslim. | 17. Feel that leadership should go to a direct descendent of Muhammad | Shia. | 18. Cannot eat pork or drink alcohol | Diet. | 19. Qu’ran stresses modesty and praises the veil for women. | Dress1. | 20. There are different interpretations of the Qu’ran’s rules on dress. | Dress2. | 21. In some countries women must cover themselves completely in public. | Dress3. | 22. Dress customs are more of a cultural/national tradition for individual countries. | Dress4. | 23. The Qu’ran recognizes equality for women; gives them rights to own property, be educated and work. | Women1. | 24. Most Muslim/Middle Eastern countries consider the laws restricting women to be respectful and protective of women. | Women2. | 25. These are the rules from the Koran that Muslims follow to guide their daily lives. | Sharia Law1. | 26. These include rules of diet, dress, and other ways one must live in order to be a good Muslim. | Sharia Law2. | 27. Some Muslim countries/groups have very strict interpretations of Sharia law. | Interpretation of Sharia. | 28. Harsh or extreme interpretations of Sharia can lead to unequal rights for women, violence against even minor offenders, and elimination of influences from “The West” | Interpretation of Sharia2. |
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