QR Challenge: Science Treasure Hunt 2

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. Question 1. About a hundred young mice have moved into a small area in this prairie. What factor will most likely limit the prairie’s carrying capacity for the mice?	the number of producers
2. Question 2. Which statement explains why you can watch the moon rise in the east and set in the west?	Earth is rotating on its axis west to east.
3. Question 3. Mary has several types of green plants growing in her sunroom. Which of the following happens to her green plants during respiration?	Sugar is broken down for energy and growth.
4. Question 4. Allie knows that substances have both physical and chemical properties. Which of the following is a chemical property of matter?	How easily it reacts with other substances.
5. Question 5. Each body system is made up of simple to complex structures. The heart is one level of structure in the body. Which of the following is the next simplest level of structure that makes up the heart?	Tissue
6. Question 6. Luisa lives in a region that has hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters. In which climate zone does Lusia most likely live?	the North temperate zone
7. Question 7. Which of the following is the best example of potential energy?	a piece of coal
8. Question 8. Which of the following states a main difference between the inner planets and the outer planets of the solar system?	The inner planets are rocky, but the outer planets are gaseous.
9. Question 9. To make a model of the Earth-Sun system, Josh will be the Sun, and Tina will be the Earth. How should they move to become the best model?	Both Tina and Josh should spin in a counterclockwise direction, while Tina moves around Josh slowly in a counterclockwise direction.
10. Question 10. Nutria is a species brought into the Southeast by people. Nutria feed on aquatic plants and reproduce rapidly. Which of the following is the most likely result of the presence of nutria in Louisiana?	Nutria will destroy sugar cane and rice fields and over eat marsh areas that help prevent floodin

 

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