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. Give four reasons that the United States wanted to increase it's standing through Imperialism? | Economic growth, Racism and social darwinism, political/international standing, and military power. | 2. Who was Admiral Mahan, and what technology did he believe would help the United States become powerful? | Sea power and a large strong navy. | 3. What was the U.S.'s goal in annexing Hawaii? | Increased economic opportunity and protecting our Asian trade business. | 4. List 4 results of the Spanish-American War: | The U.S. won territories in the Caribbean and Asia, the U.S beat a European power, the U.S. acquired an political and economic empire, the U.S. was able to keep the Western hemisphere free of European control. | 5. Name the territories gained by the U.S. in the Spanish-American War: | Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippine Islands, and Guam. |
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