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. Define Absolute Monarchy | A government that is run by one person who holds all power and authority. | 2. List the 4 key characteristics of an Absolute Monarchy. | 1. One person rules, 2. Rules for life, 3. Passed down by bloodline, 4. The ruler has complete control | 3. Who was the most "absolute" ruler of France? | Louis XIV | 4. King Louis XIV's Nickname | The Sun King | 5. What was the best example of King Louis XIV's use of absolute power? | Building the Palace of Versailles | 6. What was the Estates General? | Representatives who advised the French monarchs and represented the different groups of people. | 7. What were the three "estates" in the Estates-General? | First estate=clergy, Second estate=nobility, Third estate=common people | 8. A privilege that exists due to the virtue of natural law. | Natural Right | 9. A privilege that exists due to being a citizen of a country. | Civil Right | 10. Explain the Social Contract Theory | Agreement between the people | 11. Explain the responsibilities of the government according to Enlightenment thinkers | Protect rights, work for the people | 12. What events had a profound influence on the French Revolution? | Enlightenment, American Revolution | 13. What was the National Assembly? | The third assembly formed to overcome the miss representation of the Estates-General | 14. What was the Tennis Court Oath? | Oath taken by the third estate at an indoor tennis court | 15. What issues was France facing that lead to the French Revolution? | Financial issues, food shortages, etc. |
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