QR Challenge: Ghost Towns of California

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 is a "Ghost Town" (Wikipedia...or other site) give resasons why it became a "Ghost Town"	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
2. Ghost Towns of California site (www.ghosttown.com) Interactive map, select region, Northern, Southern click one(blue dots) and give brief histoy and as many facts as you can	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
3. Ghost Towns of California. Click on your county list as many ghost towns as listed. Pick 2-3 towns give brief summary of each	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
4. Eagle Mountain Ghost town, visit 2-3 sites give general information, brief history, fun facts etc.	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
5. Bodie State Park, look at images, find general information, summarize, landmarks, what did you find interesting?	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
6. Calico Ghost Town, visit 2-3 sites, brief history	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
7. Find three Ghost Towns in Northern CAlifornia give facts, location, county	XXXX
8. What did you learn about Ghost towns, which would you like to visit and why	XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
9. Other Ghost Towns to visit...Coloma, China Camp, Manzanar Relocation Center, Randsburg...Have fun	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
10. Draw a picture of one of the ghost towns you visited on line, label what you can.	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 

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