QR Challenge: 13 Colonies Review

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. What are the 3 Colonial Regions	Northern, Middle, Southern
2. Which Colonial Region had thin rocky soil, cold winters, heavy forests, and a jagged coastline	Northern
3. Which Colonial Region had warm summers, mild winters, and rich soil for farming	Middle
4. Which Colonial Region had excellent soil for farming, hot & humid summers, and short mild winters	Southern
5. Which Colonial Region was nicknamed the Bread Basket Colonies	Middle
6. Which Colonial Region couldn't farm much so they relied on shipbuilding, fishing, and trade	Northern
7. Which Colonial Region focused on growing cash crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo	Southern
8. How did the differences in geography affect the the economy activities in each Colonial Region	easy
9. Which Colonial Region was established by Puritans & Pilgrims seeking religious freedom	Northern
10. Which Colonial Region was settled by Catholics who wanted to escape religious persecution	Southern
11. Which Colonial Region was established by Quakers to create family farms and small businesses	Middle
12. What are the differences between indentured servants and slaves	a lot of differences
13. What is a fact	true statement
14. What is an opinion	an belief or thought
15. What is a reasoned judgement	an opinion supported by facts

 

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