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.
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| 1. What is the article mainly about? | A)President John F. Kennedy B)poor people in poor nations C)the Peace Corps D)an important speech | 2. About how many people have joined the Peace Corps since it began? | A) 18 people B) 135 people C)165,000 people D) 5,000 people | 3. Which of these happened last? | A) More than 5,000 people had applied to join the Peace Corps B) Kennedy signed an order to begin the Peace Corps C)Kennedy gave a speech about the Peace Corps at a college D) Kenedy became president. | 4. Kennedy started the Peace Corps in order to | A) give young people something to do B)spread peace and understanding around the world C)show that he could be a good president D)convince young people that they could change the world | 5. What made Kennedy different from most others who had run for president of the United States? | A)He cared about the poor. B)He went to college C)He reached out to the young. D)He spoke to young students. | 6. Predict what will probably happen to people after they join the Peace Corps. | A) They will learn better farming methods. B)They will live in another country. C)They will make a lot of money. D)They will go to college. | 7. In the article, the word \"volunteers\" means | A) \"presidents of countries\" B)\"leaders of a large group\"C)\"people against something\"D)\"workers who get no pay\" | 8. From the article, you can tell that the Peace Corps | A)has been a success B)did not work as Kennedy had hoped C)lasted only a short time D)attracts only rich people | 9. Which of these is \"not\" a fact? | A) Young people liked Kennedy.B)Peace Corps workers worked for two years.C)Workers must be at least 18 years old. D)Kennedy became president on January 20, 1961. | 10. The author wrote the article mainly to | A) describe John F. Kennedy B)explain the history of the Peace Corps C)get young people to go to college D)tell the story of a young teacher who joins the Peace Corps | 11. The phrase \"reach for the sky\" means | A)\"touch the sky\" B)\"stretch out one\'s arms\" C)\"do foolish things\" D)\"set hig goals\" | 12. Which of these is the best summary of the article? | A)Peace Corps workers travel around the world. B)John F. Kennedy realized his dream of a Peace Corps in 1961. C)President Kennedy started the Peace Corps in 1961, and since then thousands of Americans have joined to help poor people around the world.D)President Kennedy started the Peace Corps so that young people could change the world. |
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