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. questionHow did the Black Death get its name | answerSmall black or purple blotches appeared on the skin of those suffering from the disease | 2. question2List the three related diseases that caused the Black Death | answer2bubonic plague;pneumonic plague;septicaemic plague | 3. question3Identify two aspects of medieval life that allowed disease to spread quickly | answer3Lack of hygiene and sanitation | 4. question4What was one commonly used cure for illness in medieval times | answer4Applying leeches to the body or bloodletting. | 5. question5Describe one way in which religious belief restricted the development of medicine in the Middle Ages | answer5The Church controlled every aspect of education and all medical education in universities was strictly in line with the beliefs of the ancient physicians. No new research was permitted. | 6. question6Where did the first recorded outbreak of the Black Death occur | answer6The province of Hubei in central China. | 7. question7Why was the city of Caffa significant in the spread of the Black Death | answer7Caffa was a major shipping port for trade. | 8. question8Describe one way the plague spread to the Middle East and North Africa | answer8trade links between Asia and Europe | 9. question9Identify one method that was used to try to avoid the plague | answer9Spells and charms or prayer or washing with vinegar and rose water or applying a mixture of tree resin | 10. question10Why were many people buried without the usual religious observances | answer10Because of the large death toll. | 11. question11Why were the Jews victimised so severely during this time | answer11People looked for someone to blame and suspicion quickly fell to the Jews | 12. question12Who were the flagellants and how did they attempt to avoid the plague | answer12They believed that whipping themselves with steel-tipped whips would show their willingness to be punished for their sins and win God's favour. | 13. question13Describe one way the Black Death affected the attitudes of people towards religion | answer13It weakened the influence of the Church as religious leaders could not deal with the plague through prayer. Many priests died so people lost respect for the church. | 14. question14What advantage do many European peasants appear to have gained from the Black Death | answer14The feudal system was weakened and the huge decline in population meant that peasants could demand higher pay. With fewer people to buy goods, prices fell and it was cheaper to live. Craftsmen began to take on apprentices as they could not use member of their own families to train as so many had died. |
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