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. 1. Why did the Indus Valley civilization decline? (Next question location: Check out the door to Mr. Howe\'s 2nd period classroom.) | 2. 2. Which group created the Indian caste System? What religion did it become part of? (Next question location: Stand in the main hallway where you can see the receptionist and you\'ll see the next code.) | 3. 3. What is Dharma? (Next question location: If you get hungry during a non-lunch hour you can find some grub here - but DON\'T buy anything now!) | 4. 4. The Indian story the Ramayana is an example of what type of poem? (Next question location: This is the door to Mr. Harp\'s classroom at the top of the stairs.) | 5. 5. Who founded Buddhism? Need his real name, not Buddha! (Next question location: Teachers might put you in this small room to make up a test during your off hour.) | 6. 6. According to Buddha, what are the Four Noble Truths? (Next question location: Students aren\'t allowed in this room, but when teachers want to eat they often do it there.) | 7. 7. What theory claimed that poor rulers could justifiably be overthrown? Which dynasty came up with the idea? (Next question location: Check out the window of the office that naughty students get sent to.) | 8. 8. What is the main idea of Confucianism? Hint - deals with the Five Relationships (Next question location: Look for the trophies of the Knowledge Bowl club, the team that Mr. Howe sponsors.) | 9. 9. Name one way Qin Shihuangdi unified China. (Next question location: If you have pay a fine, you can find your next code there.) | 10. 10. Name TWO benefits of the Silk Road. (Next question location: There\'s so much more than just books to check out there. Look at the window to their office.) |
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