QR Challenge: English Speaking Countries

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. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of...	England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
2. The highest mountain in Britain is...	Ben Nevis
3. The first President of the USA was...	George Washington
4. The Statue of Liberty in New York was a gift to the people of the USA from the people of...	France
5. What is the capital of Wales?	Cardiff
6. Where does the Queen of England live?	Buckingham Palace
7. What is the national musical instrument of Scotland?	Bagpipe
8. Who is the patron saint of Ireland?	St Patrick
9. What is the capital of Canada?	Ottawa
10. What is the official name of the British flag?	Union Jack
11. When did Nelson Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize?	1993
12. How many official languages are there in Canada?	2
13. Wall Street, the symbol of the US financial power, is located in...	New York
14. What country is called the Land of the Golden Fleece?	Australia
15. What is the American flag called?	The Stars and Stripes
16. How many children does the Queen of England have and what are their names?	4-Charles, Ann, Andrew, Edward
17. Wimbledon is where you can play...	tennis
18. You can see Kangaroos and Koalas in...	Australia
19. Thames is the name of the river that runs through...	London
20. If you want to visit Legoland in Britain, you must go to...	Windsor

 

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