QR Challenge: Mrs. K's Xmas Math (G5)

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. 1. There were 80 pears on the pear tree. One day, the partridge became very excited about Christmas and knocked off 1/4 of the pears. The next day he knocked off 1/5 of what was left. The next day, he knocked off one more pear. How many pears were left?	3 pears
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3. 2. The turtledoves were annoyed by all the leaping and drumming, so they decided to peck on the heads of the lords and drummers! How many heads did each dove peck? How many pecks was this altogether?	11 pecks. 22 pecks
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5. 3. Suppose that all of the birds in the song are in your backyard. If you're blindfolded and select 1 bird, what are the chances that it will be a partridge?	1/23
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7. 4. Each calling bird called 3 more calling birds to join the group. How many calling birds are there now?	16 calling birds
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9. 5. Each gold ring is worth $245. Each ring also includes a diamond worth $1200. What is the total value of the 5 rings?	$7225
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11. 6. The dancing ladies plan to share equally any eggs laid by the geese. Suppose each goose lays 1 egg a day for 30 days. How many eggs will each lady receive?	20 eggs (30 days x 6 eggs a day = 180) divided by 10 ladies
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13. 7. How many more people than animals are included in the song?	27 more people
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15. 8. If each maid milked 3 cows a day, how many cows would the group milk in a week?	168 cows
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17. 9. The dancing ladies danced from 5:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. and then from 8:30 p.m. until midnight. How many hours in all did they dance?	6 hours
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19. 10. The dancing ladies and the leaping lords went to a fancy ball in fancy carriages. Each carriage holds 3 people. How many carriages were needed?	7 carriages
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21. 11. If all the lords, pipers, and drummers are ment, then how many more men than women are in the song?	16 more men
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23. 12. A pair of drumsticks costs $8.95 plus $0.45 tax. How much would it cost to buy each drummer a pair?	$112.80
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25. 13. Groups of drummers want to take groups of maids to a dance. What is the fewest number of groups of each that is needed so that everyone has a partner?	2 groups of drummers and 3 groups of maidens
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27. 14. Tiebreaker: What is the TOTAL number of gifts given in the 12 Days of Christmas?	365

 

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