QR Challenge: Washington, D.C. Rotations

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. This memorial commemorates the 26,000 citizens of Washington D.C. who served in the war. The domed peristyle Doric temple stands as the only memorial on the National Mall dedicated to local residents.	Answer
2. This memorial honors 16 million people who served in the armed forces of the United States, the more than 400,000 who died, and all who supported the war effort from home.2	Answer2
3. Inscribes on the black granite walls of this memorial are the names of more than 58,000 men and women who gave their lives or remain missing.3	Answer3
4. The 19 stainless steel statues that create this memorial were sculpted to be about seven feet tall and represent and ethnic cross section of America.4	Answer4
5. When being constructed, it was important that this memorial 1) be reflective and thoughtful in character, 2) harmonize with it’s surroundings, especially the neighboring national memorials, 3) contain the names of all who died and are missing, and 4) make no political statement about the war.5	Answer5
6. The mural, representing those forces supporting the foot soldier, depicts Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard personnel and their equipment. The etchings are arranged to give a wavy appearance in harmony with the layout of the statues that stand across from the wall.6	Answer6
7. This memorial is a monument to the spirit, sacrifice, and commitment of the American people.7	Answer7
8. The reflective quality of the Academy Black Granite creates the image of a total of 38 statues, symbolic of the 38th Parallel and the 38 months of the war. When viewed from afar, it also creates the appearance of the mountain ranges of Korea.8	Answer8
9. Inscribed in the base of the memorial are 499 names of Washingtonians who lost their life during the war. The memorial was dedicated in 1931 on A-Day the day that marked the official end of the war.9	Answer9
10. The diamond symbol on this memorial means that the service member’s death was confirmed. The names designated by a cross symbol means that those men and women remain missing or unaccounted for.10	Answer10

 

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