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. Who were the \"Scoundrels of the Sea\"? (A) privateers (B) pirates (C) colonists | B | 2. What happened to Blackbeard? (A) killed and beheaded (B) died in a shipwreck (C) no one knows | A | 3. How long did the \"Golden Age of Piracy\" last? (A) 7 years (B) 17 years (C) 70 years | C | 4. How did the pirates affect the economy on the \"New World\"? (A) stole goods and spent stolen goods in their markets (B) put an end to the economy (C) no effect | A | 5. What is the \"Jolly Roger\"? (A) flag (B) ship (C) person | A | 6. What was the most famous pirate settlement? (A) Boston (B) New York (C) Port Royal | C | 7. Name three types of cargo or goods that the pirates like to plunder? | Jewels, clothing, food, spices | 8. Were there any female pirates? Yes or No | Yes | 9. Why did the colonist like to buy goods from pirates? | they could get the goods cheaper. |
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