QR Challenge: Southwest Asia Geography WTO's

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. A country completely surrounded by land. No sea/ocean access	Landlocked
2. Muslims who believe that the leader of the Muslim community should come from a direct descendant of Muhammad	Shia Muslims
3. Muslims who see themselves closely following Muhammad’s example. Make up about 85 percent of Muslims today	Sunni Muslims
4. A small strip of land that borders Israel to the Southwest. Mainly colonized by Arab Palestinians	Gaza Strip
5. A small strip of land that borders Israel to the east. Mainly colonized by Arab Palestinians	West Bank
6. An ethnic group that lives in the mountainous region where Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq come together. Most are Sunni Muslim	Kurds
7. Language spoken by Persians or Iranians. Uses the Arabic alphabet, but is a different language	Farsi
8. Transporting water to crops	Irrigation
9. Layers of underground rock where water from rain and streams are trapped	Aquifer
10. Shares a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature	Religious Group
11. A group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of the community for generations	Ethnic Group
12. Water that has been underground for centuries	Fossil Water
13. Underground tunnels that bring water from hills to dry plains	Qanats
14. Method of irrigation which uses technology to measure how much water each plant is to receive	Drip Irrigation
15. Growing small amounts of crops to take care of personal or local needs	Subsistence Agriculture
16. The process of removing salt and other chemicals from seawater	Desalination
17. Desert nomads who rely on animal herding and trading handmade goods with others	Bedouins
18. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. An organization of countries that rely on the export of oil	O.P.E.C.
19. Generating electricity from the energy of running water	Hydroelectricity

 

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