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 3 types of reading standards in the K-5 cluster: Literary, Informative, and Foundations. Which standard(s) does not exist in the 6-12 cluster? | reading foundations | 2. What does CCR stand for in the ELA/Literacy standards? | College and Career Ready | 3. What are the three texts covered in each of the Common Core writing strands? | argumentative, informative/explanatory, narrative | 4. In which Appendix could you find more detailed information on measuring text complexity? | Appendix B | 5. According to the CCSS, what are the 3 factors used when measuring text complexity? | qualitative, quantitative, reader and task |
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