QR Challenge: The Three Branches of Government
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.
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!
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.
Questions / Answers (teacher reference)
Question | Answer |
| 1. 1) The President is part of which branch of government? A. Executive B. Legislative C. Judicial | A
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2. 2) Which branch makes the laws? A. Executive B. Legislative C. Judicial | B
| 3. 3) The town council is part of which branch of government? A. Executive B. Legislative C. Judicial | B
| 4. 4) Which branch has the ability to veto a bill? A. Executive B. Legislative C. Judicial | A
| 5. 5) South Carolina’s senator is part of which branch of government? A. Executive B. Legislative C. Judicial | B
| 6. 6) Which branch passes the laws? A. Executive B. Legislative C. Judicial | B
| 7. 7) Which branch applies the laws? A. Executive B. Legislative C. Judicial | C
| 8. 8) Which branch signs the laws? A. Executive B. Legislative C. Judicial | A
| 9. 9) Which branch is made up of Judges? A. Executive B. Legislative C. Judicial | C
| 10. 10) The town council is part of which branch of government? A. Executive B. Legislative C. Judicial | B
| 11. 11) The Judicial branch is also known as the General Assembly. A) True B) False | B
| 12. 12) The Supreme Court has the ability to veto bills and laws. A) True B) False | B
| 13. 13) A law is called a bill before it is passed. A) True B) False | A
| 14. 14) Congress is made up of the Senate and House of Representatives. A) True B) False | A
| 15. 15) The Supreme Court is made up of town judges. A) True B) False | B
| 16. 16) Each state has 2 Senators. A) True B) False | A
| 17. 17) Congress is also known as the General Assembly. A) True B) False | A
| 18. 18) A towns Mayor is part of the Legislative branch. A) True B) False | B
| 19. 19) Rose Marshall is on our town’s council. A) True B) False | B
| 20. 20) The vice president would become president if the president dies while in office. A) True B) False | A |
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=1)-The-President-is-part-of-which-branch-of-government?-A.-Executive-B.-Legislative-C.-Judicial
Question 1 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=2)-Which-branch-makes-the-laws?-A.-Executive-B.-Legislative-C.-Judicial
Question 2 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=3)-The-town-council-is-part-of-which-branch-of-government?-A.-Executive-B.-Legislative-C.-Judicial
Question 3 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=4)-Which-branch-has-the-ability-to-veto-a-bill?-A.-Executive-B.-Legislative-C.-Judicial
Question 4 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=5)-South-Carolina’s-senator-is-part-of-which-branch-of-government?-A.-Executive-B.-Legislative-C.-Judicial
Question 5 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=6)-Which-branch-passes-the-laws?-A.-Executive-B.-Legislative-C.-Judicial
Question 6 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=7)-Which-branch-applies-the-laws?-A.-Executive-B.-Legislative-C.-Judicial
Question 7 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=8)-Which-branch-signs-the-laws?-A.-Executive-B.-Legislative-C.-Judicial
Question 8 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=9)-Which-branch-is-made-up-of-Judges?-A.-Executive-B.-Legislative-C.-Judicial
Question 9 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=10)-The-town-council-is-part-of-which-branch-of-government?-A.-Executive-B.-Legislative-C.-Judicial
Question 10 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=11)-The-Judicial-branch-is-also-known-as-the-General-Assembly.-A)-True-B)-False
Question 11 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=12)-The-Supreme-Court-has-the-ability-to-veto-bills-and-laws.-A)-True-B)-False
Question 12 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=13)-A-law-is-called-a-bill-before-it-is-passed.-A)-True-B)-False
Question 13 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=14)-Congress-is-made-up-of-the-Senate-and-House-of-Representatives.-A)-True-B)-False
Question 14 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=15)-The-Supreme-Court-is-made-up-of-town-judges.-A)-True-B)-False
Question 15 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=16)-Each-state-has-2-Senators.-A)-True-B)-False
Question 16 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=17)-Congress-is-also-known-as-the-General-Assembly.-A)-True-B)-False
Question 17 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=18)-A-towns-Mayor-is-part-of-the-Legislative-branch.-A)-True-B)-False
Question 18 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=19)-Rose-Marshall-is-on-our-town’s-council.-A)-True-B)-False
Question 19 (of 20)
The Three Branches of Government: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=20)-The-vice-president-would-become-president-if-the-president-dies-while-in-office.-A)-True-B)-False
Question 20 (of 20)
