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. What did the Sugar Act tax (name two)? | The Sugar Act taxed sugar, molasses, and other goods from the French Indies. | 2. Why was the Sugar Act passed? | The Sugar Act was passed to pay off the debt from wars (the French and Indian War) and debt from the colonies. It was also passed in order to regain control of the American colonies | 3. Name three items the Stamp Act taxed. | The Stamp Act was taxed playing cards, newspaper | 4. What did the colonists mean by "taxation without representation"? | Since they had no say in the tax and it was enforced, it took away their rights as British citizens. | 5. What was the first direct tax on the American colonists? | The Sugar Act of 1764 |
What did the Sugar Act tax (name two)?&choe=UTF-8
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Why was the Sugar Act passed?&choe=UTF-8
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Name three items the Stamp Act taxed.&choe=UTF-8
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What did the colonists mean by "taxation without representation"?&choe=UTF-8
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What was the first direct tax on the American colonists?&choe=UTF-8
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