QR Challenge: New York State Labor Laws

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. What is the current minimum wage in New York State?	$8.00/hour
2. Can employers require their employees to wear uniforms?	Yes. However, the cost of buying and/or taking care of a uniform must not bring the employee below the minimum wage.
3. Name 2 jobs that minimum wage laws don't dover	servers, part-time babysitters, taxi cab drivers, outside salespeople, independent contractors
4. How many hours must an employee work before an employer is required to provide meal periods and "breaks" to workers?	Work a shift of more than six hours
5. What must minors (those under 18) obtain and provide to their employers?	working papers
6. If you are under 16, can you work in a factory?	No
7. If you are 16 or 17, how many hours can you work on a school day?	4
8. If you are 16 or 17, how many hours can you work on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday?	8
9. If you are 16 or 17, how many hours can you work during a week when school is in session?	28

 

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