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.
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| 1. Important for transportation routes which are necessary for trade, a possible power source, and can also be a tourist attraction | Water | 2. This feature can provide building materials, precious metals, or oil, which can all be transformed into useful products | Natural Resources | 3. Mountains, canyons, and beaches are often used for recreation and tourism | Land Forms | 4. Providing a sufficient growing season with warm temperatures and moderate rain, as well as allowing for outdoor hobbies | Climate | 5. Highways, railroads, airports and ships all make trade easier, as well as allows for other people to visit | Transportation | 6. Provides for a regular exchange of ideas and learning, as well as an increase in population one can sell things | Variety of People | 7. This attracts more businesses and increases skilled workers by providing a variety of jobs, increasing production and spending, and boosting the economy | Opportunities | 8. Necessary for drinking, cooking, cleaning, irrigating crops, and fishing | Fresh Water | 9. Provides protection of ships with calm water, and is necessary for trade stops | Natural Harbour | 10. This provides safety from risk of flooding and is a good defensive position | Elevated Land | 11. Access to resources in order to provide shelter | Building Materials | 12. Suitable for farming and easier to build on | Flat Land | 13. A cross section of roads or rivers which allows for easy access to neighbours and amenities | Meeting Place |
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