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. 1. What genetically engineered medicine promotes blood clotting in hemophiliacs? | Factor VIII | 2. 2. What enzyme is used to cut DNA for gel electrophoresis? | Restriction | 3. 3. In gel electrophoresis, where on the gel are the largest/longest DNA fragments located? | Top | 4. 4. What genetically engineered medication would a diabetic take? | Insulin | 5. 5. Who created the 2 word naming system for organisms? | Linnaeus | 6. 6. What order includes humans, apes and monkeys? | Primates | 7. 7. Lucy was a member of what genus? | Autralopithecus | 8. 8. A structure that is present but no longer useful, like the hipbone of a whale is a _______ structure. | Vestigial | 9. 9. What were the very first organisms on earth? | Autotrophic bacteria | 10. 10. The offspring of 2 different species is called a: | Hybrid | 11. 11.What are the 2 main parts of a virus? | Capsid, genome | 12. 12. Which viral cycle causes immediate destruction of the host cell? | Lytic | 13. 13. Is HIV a DNA or RNA virus? | RNA | 14. 14. How do bacteria reproduce? | Binary fission | 15. 15. Streptococcus is what shape bacteria? | Circular | 16. 16. What organelle controls water balance in a protist? | Contractile vacuole | 17. 17.What structure(s) do paramecium use to move? | Paramecium | 18. 18. What type of parasite CAUSES malaria? | Plasmodium protist | 19. 19. The threads that make up the body of a fungus are: | Hyphae | 20. 20. What generation (gametophyte, sporophyte) is dominant in vascular plants? | Sporophyte | 21. 21. What processes does a moss use to transport water and nutrients? | Osmosis and diffusion | 22. 22. An angiosperm that has 5 petals would be a (monocot,dicot) | Dicot | 23. 23. What is the female reproductive structure of a flower? | Carpel/Pistil | 24. 24. Which tissue layer in the embryo forms into the skeleton an muscles? | Mesoderm | 25. 25. What phylum do snails and squids belong to? | Mollusks | 26. 26. How do bony fish regulate their buoyancy? | Swim bladder | 27. 27. What blood type is the universal recipient? | AB | 28. 28. What main artery transports oxygen rich blood away from the heart? | Aorta | 29. 29. The tiny air sacs that increase the surface area of the lungs are called: | Alveoli | 30. 30. What muscle aids in breathing? | Diaphragm | 31. 31. What structure (not the mouth) is part of the respiratory and digestive systems? | Pharynx | 32. 32. What tissue keeps the small intestine coiled in the abdominal cavity? | Mysentery |
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