QR Challenge: History/Facts about Telegraph

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. How long is Telegraph Ave.	4.5 miles
2. When was Telegraph Ave. created	in 1858
3. What movement sprung up on or near Telegraph Ave.in the early 1960s	Free Speech Movement
4. What "Gate" was created on the northern end of Telegraph	Sather Gate
5. Define Sproul Hall and when it was built on Telegraph Ave.	a major center of student activity at Cal and it was built in the 1940s
6. What is Telegraph Ave. most known for	protests/riots
7. When did a series of police sweeps happen on Telegraph Ave. to lower the number of homeless/panhandler population	early to mid 90s
8. In a 2011 study how often did Cal Students visit Telegraph	Less than once a month
9. According to Yelp, what is the most popular and reviewed dinner on Telegraph	Top Dog
10. What desert eatery is always busy with a line out the door, located on Telegraph and Channing	Cream
11. What two major music stores are located on Telegraph Ave	Rasputin and Amoeba
12. What is the most well-known tattoo shop where people like to “hang out” at on Telegraph Ave.	Zebra Tattoo
13. What is the name of the park that has the largest homeless population near Telegraph Ave.	People’s Park
14. What are the names of the two popular pizza places are on Telegraph Ave.	Blondie’s and Fat Slice
15. Is the Berkeley campus on the north, south, east, or west end of Telegraph Ave.	North
16. What is the name of the restaurants that burned down in the 2011 fire on Telegraph Ave.	Raleigh’s, Cafe Intermezzo
17. What is the northernmost cross street and the southernmost cross street	Bancroft Way to Parker Street
18. What was the original name of a Telegraph Ave.	Telegraph Road
19. What type of shopping is posing significant challenges for book and music stores	Online shopping

 

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