QR Challenge: Atom notes
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.
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!
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.
Questions / Answers (teacher reference)
Question | Answer |
1. Atoms are a fundamental piece of matter. | 1
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2. Everything is made of matter and therefore composed of atoms. | 2
| 3. There are three particles inside of an atom-Proton,Electron,Neutron | 3
| 4. Protons are positive (+) | 4
| 5. Electrons are negative (-) | 5
| 6. Neutrons are neutral (0) they have no charge | 6
| 7. The nucleus is in the inside of the atom | 7
| 8. The protons and neutrons are in the nucleus | 8
| 9. The electron cloud is the space outside the nucleus | 9
| 10. The electrons are in the cloud in shells or levels | 10
| 11. The particles in the atom are weighed in amu’s | 11
| 12. Protons and Neutrons each weigh around 1 amu | 12
| 13. Electrons weigh 1/1836 of an amu!! | 13
| 14. We will look at 3 levels or shells in the electron cloud | 14
| 15. The 1st level can hold 2 electrons | 15
| 16. The 2nd level can hold 8 electrons | 16
| 17. The 3rd level can hold 8 electrons | 17
| 18. In a neutral atom, you have the same number of protons and electrons. | 18
| 19. To help you remember this think: APE | 19
| 20. A is Atomic Number, found above the element symbol | 20
| 21. P is Proton Number | 21
| 22. E is Electron Number | 22
| 23. To find neutrons think: MAN | 23
| 24. M is for Mass Number (also called atomic mass) | 24
| 25. A: Atomic Number | 25
| 26. N is the number of neutrons | 26
| 27. Subtract A from M to get neutrons | 27 |
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Atoms-are-a-fundamental-piece-of-matter.
Question 1 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Everything-is-made-of-matter-and-therefore-composed-of-atoms.
Question 2 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=There-are-three-particles-inside-of-an-atom-Proton,Electron,Neutron
Question 3 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Protons-are-positive-(+)
Question 4 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Electrons-are-negative-(-)
Question 5 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Neutrons-are-neutral-(0)-they-have-no-charge
Question 6 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The-nucleus-is-in-the-inside-of-the-atom
Question 7 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The-protons-and-neutrons-are-in-the-nucleus
Question 8 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The-electron-cloud-is-the-space-outside-the-nucleus
Question 9 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The-electrons-are-in-the-cloud-in-shells-or-levels
Question 10 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The-particles-in-the-atom-are-weighed-in-amu’s
Question 11 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Protons-and-Neutrons-each-weigh-around-1-amu
Question 12 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Electrons-weigh-1/1836-of-an-amu!!
Question 13 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=We-will-look-at-3-levels-or-shells-in-the-electron-cloud
Question 14 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The-1st-level-can-hold-2-electrons
Question 15 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The-2nd-level-can-hold-8-electrons
Question 16 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The-3rd-level-can-hold-8-electrons
Question 17 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=In-a-neutral-atom,-you-have-the-same-number-of-protons-and-electrons.
Question 18 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=To-help-you-remember-this-think:-APE
Question 19 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=A-is-Atomic-Number,-found-above-the-element-symbol
Question 20 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=P-is-Proton-Number
Question 21 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=E-is-Electron-Number
Question 22 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=To-find-neutrons-think:-MAN
Question 23 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=M-is-for-Mass-Number-(also-called-atomic-mass)
Question 24 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=A:-Atomic-Number
Question 25 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=N-is-the-number-of--neutrons
Question 26 (of 27)
Atom notes: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Subtract-A-from-M-to-get-neutrons
Question 27 (of 27)