QR Challenge: Roller Coaster Facts

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. What park is home to the fastest roller coaster?1	Farrari World1
2. Where is Ferrari World located?2	Abu Dhabi, UAE2
3. What is the fastest roller coaster in the world?3	Formula Rossa3
4. How fast does the Formula Rossa (in MPH)?4	"149"4
5. What is the tallest roller coaster in the world?5	Kingda Ka5
6. What park has the tallest roller coaster in the world?6	Six Flags Great Adventure6
7. Where is Six Flags Great Adventure?7	Jackson, NJ7
8. How tall is the Kingda Ka (in feet)?8	"456"8
9. What is the steepest roller coaster?9	Takabisha9
10. What was the first roller coaster in the United States?10	Switchback Railway10
11. How fast did the Switchback Railway go (in MPH)?11	"6"11
12. Where was the first USA roller coaster?12	Coney Island, NY12
13. What is the longest roller coaster in the world?13	"Steel Dragon 2000"13
14. What park is home to the longest roller coaster in the world?14	Nagashima Spa Land14
15. What roller coaster has the most loops?15	The Smiler15
16. How many loops does The Smiler have?16	"14"16
17. How many Six Flags parks are there in the United States?17	"16"17
18. How many Six Flags parks outside of the US?18	"2"18
19. What is the longest wooden roller coaster?19	The Beast19
20. What park is home to The Beast?20	Kings Island20
21. What park has the most roller coasters?21	Six Flags Magic Mountain21
22. How many roller coasters does Six Flags Magic Mountain have?22	"18"22
23. What type of energy is at its highest when you are at the top of the first hill on a roller coaster?23	Potential23
24. What type of energy is at its highest when you are at the bottom of the first hill on a roller coaster?24	Kinetic24
25. In 2010, 102 roller coaster enthusiasts set a world record for the most people riding a roller coaster naked. Which park did they set this record in?25	Adventure Island in Essex England25
26. Who holds the world record for the longest time spent on a roller coaster?26	Richard Rodriguez26
27. How long did Richard Rodriguez spend on a roller coaster (in hours)?27	"401"27
28. Roller coasters work because of _______.28	Physics28
29. Roller coasters are considered fun because of ________.29	Psychology29
30. When did Six Flags Over Georgia open?30	"1967"30
31. How many rides are at Six Flags Over Georgia?31	"35"31
32. How many roller coasters are at Six Flags over Georgia?32	"11"32
33. How tall is the highest hill on Goliath (in feet)?33	"200"33
34. What is the top speed of Goliath (in MPH)?34	"70"34
35. Which roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia do you stand up on?35	Georgia Scorcher35
36. Which roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia do your feet dangle on?36	Batman36
37. Which roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia simulates flying?37	Superman37
38. Which roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia held the record for the tallest and fastest roller coaster at its debut in 1973?38	Scream Machine38
39. What roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia was the world’s first triple-looping roller coaster?39	Mind-bender39
40. What ride which is home to Six Flags over Georgia do you stand up, tilt forward, and free fall?40	Acrophobia40
41. When is national roller coaster day?41	"8-16"41

 

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