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. The Cabinet is defined as...a) An area that has it's own Member of Parliament and seat in the House of Commons; b) An organization of people with similar views on public issues who work to elect their candidate; c) Represents the Queen at the Federal level; or d) The group of ministers that decides what the government policy should be. | D | 2. What were the original four provinces to form Canada in 1867? a) Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; b) Ontario, Quebec, PEI, Nova Scotia; c) Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, British Columbia; or d) Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nunavut | A | 3. What are the three levels of government?a) Federal, Provincial, Judicial; b) Federal, Provincial, Municipal; c) Executive, Legislative, Judicial; or d) Executive, Provincial, Judicial. | B | 4. What are the three branches of government? a) Executive, Legislative, Federal; b) Federal, Provincial, Municipal; c) Executive, Legislative, Judicial; or d) Federal, Provincial, Judicial. | C | 5. What level of government is responsible for setting high school graduation requirements? a) Federal; b) Judicial; c) Provincial; or d) Municipal | C | 6. Which government branch is responsible for passing laws? a) Legislative; b) Executive; c) Judicial; or d) all of the above | A |
The Cabinet is defined as...a) An area that has it's own Member of Parliament and seat in the House of Commons; b) An organization of people with similar views on public issues who work to elect their candidate; c) Represents the Queen at the Federal level; or d) The group of ministers that decides what the government policy should be.&choe=UTF-8
Question 1 (of 6)
What were the original four provinces to form Canada in 1867? a) Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; b) Ontario, Quebec, PEI, Nova Scotia; c) Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, British Columbia; or d) Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nunavut&choe=UTF-8
Question 2 (of 6)
What are the three levels of government?a) Federal, Provincial, Judicial; b) Federal, Provincial, Municipal; c) Executive, Legislative, Judicial; or d) Executive, Provincial, Judicial.&choe=UTF-8
Question 3 (of 6)
What are the three branches of government? a) Executive, Legislative, Federal; b) Federal, Provincial, Municipal; c) Executive, Legislative, Judicial; or d) Federal, Provincial, Judicial.&choe=UTF-8
Question 4 (of 6)
What level of government is responsible for setting high school graduation requirements? a) Federal; b) Judicial; c) Provincial; or d) Municipal&choe=UTF-8
Question 5 (of 6)
Which government branch is responsible for passing laws? a) Legislative; b) Executive; c) Judicial; or d) all of the above&choe=UTF-8
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