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. When did agricultural societies begin to develop? | During the Neolithic Age | 2. What is the earliest recorded empire? | Mesopotamia | 3. Which part of Mesopotamia is responsible for developing cuneiform? | The Sumer | 4. True or False: the pyramids were built in the "old kingdom" period of Eygpt's history | True | 5. True or False: The Egyptians viewed the Nile as a violent river, which made them view the world pessimistically | True | 6. Why was China relatively the same for thousands of years? | Dynastic rule | 7. Which religion was developed during China's "Warring States" Period? | Confucianism | 8. Why can't we decipher writing from the Indus River Valley Civilization? | Their writing is not on the Rosetta Stone | 9. Which Mesoamerican civilization is the oldest from that region? | The Olmec | 10. Who was victorious in the Persian War? | Greece | 11. Which Greek city-state had the reputation for war/violence? | Sparta | 12. From which Greek city-state came Socrates and other philosophers? | Athens | 13. Which Macedonian man was mentored by Aristotle and conquered land for Greece? | Alexander the Great | 14. What is the time of the time period between Alexander the Great's death and Rome conquering Greece? | The Hellenistic Period | 15. Which came first: the Roman Republic or the Roman Empire? | The Roman Republic | 16. Which man was killed by the Roman government because people thought he was becoming too powerful and would end the republic? | Julius Caesar | 17. Which empire fell first: the Western Roman Empire or Byzantium? | The Western Roman Empire | 18. What was the capital of Byzantium? | Constantinople | 19. Which Byzantine emperor is famous for his law code? | Emperor Justinian | 20. Who eventually conquered Byzantium? | The Ottoman Turks | 21. What was Constantinople renamed after the Ottomans conquered Byzantium? | Istanbul |
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Which religion was developed during China's "Warring States" Period?&choe=UTF-8
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Why can't we decipher writing from the Indus River Valley Civilization?&choe=UTF-8
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Which Mesoamerican civilization is the oldest from that region?&choe=UTF-8
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Who was victorious in the Persian War?&choe=UTF-8
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Which Greek city-state had the reputation for war/violence?&choe=UTF-8
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From which Greek city-state came Socrates and other philosophers?&choe=UTF-8
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Which Macedonian man was mentored by Aristotle and conquered land for Greece?&choe=UTF-8
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What is the time of the time period between Alexander the Great's death and Rome conquering Greece?&choe=UTF-8
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Which came first: the Roman Republic or the Roman Empire?&choe=UTF-8
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Which man was killed by the Roman government because people thought he was becoming too powerful and would end the republic?&choe=UTF-8
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Which empire fell first: the Western Roman Empire or Byzantium?&choe=UTF-8
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What was the capital of Byzantium?&choe=UTF-8
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Which Byzantine emperor is famous for his law code?&choe=UTF-8
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Who eventually conquered Byzantium?&choe=UTF-8
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What was Constantinople renamed after the Ottomans conquered Byzantium?&choe=UTF-8
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