QR Challenge: Haddix and McMann Visit

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

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.

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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!

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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.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. Did Haddix grow up in the city or on a farm?	Farm
2. What was Haddix's first job after college?	Newspaper Copy Editor in Fort Wayne Indiana
3. Did Haddix have books rejected before getting published?	Yes, many times
4. What kind of book does Haddix like to write?	A story that keeps her awake at night-teases at the back of her brain
5. What is the title of the 4th book in the Missing series?	Torn
6. Where does McMann live?	Arizona
7. Has McMann always wanted to be a writer?	Yes, since 4th grade
8. When does McMann do most of her writing?	During the day when her kids are in school
9. What is one question that you would like to ask the authors?	Your choice

 

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