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. "Sacagawea Save the Day" is an historical fiction story because it includes | Facts about a real person | 2. Which statement best describes Charbonneau based on his behavior on the river? | He is a fearful and nervous sailor. | 3. What might have happened differently in the story if Sacagawea hadn’t been on the boat when it tipped on its side | Some of Lewis and Clark’s books and instruments might have been lost. | 4. Which sentence helps you best visualize the scene just before the boat tips on its side? | The sky had darkened and the wind was whipping the river into whitecaps. | 5. Which even is most important to the story’s plot? | The baby in the cradleboard on Sacagawea’s back threw her off balance. | 6. Why did Lewis and Clark’s group need horses to get over the high mountains? | Horses were the best form of transportation because there was no water route. | 7. Which sentence best states the theme, or message, of the story? | Staying calm and docused during a time of trouble helps you solve a problem. | 8. Why was Sacagawea an important member of the group traveling with Lewis and Clark? | She was the only one who could speak the Shoshone language. |
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