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. What was the Underground Railroad? | A secret network of men, women, and abolitionists assisting in slaves' escape to FREEDOM! | 2. What does the Maryland Slave Law state? | A law stating that any person who was of African ancestry will have to serve as a slave for life. | 3. Mae Jemison was known as the first person to? | Start | 4. Find Celia Cruz. How Old was she when she died? | 78 | 5. Name 5 different kinds of music that originated from blacks. | Gospel, Rhythm and Blues, Rockabilly, Scat, and Jazz. | 6. Name 3 1950's Musicians. | 123 | 7. Rosa Parks gave a very brave quote. What was it? | Never sit in the back of the bus! | 8. Name a woman who was an Athlete in the 80's. | Jamie | 9. Who drafted the Community Self-Determination Act of 1968. | eddy??? | 10. Name 3 1970's Music Super stars. | Jackson, Peabody?? | 11. There were many celebrities in the 1980's. | Name 3 | 12. This woman showed much confidence. She was the 1st African American elected to Congress. Who is she? | Rice | 13. One Love, One Heart, Let's Get Together and Feel All Right was a popular Reggae song by? | Bob Marley | 14. What did Alfred Cralle invent? | Ice cream scoop | 15. What did Lonnie Jackson invent? | The Super Soaker | 16. When was the traffic light invented? | 1923 | 17. What country designed a stamp that depicts 2 children of different races playing together? | Zambia | 18. Find the stamp that tells you who the "Father of Black baseball" was. | Rube Foster | 19. Which stamp shows a man who was known as a famous painter? | Henry O. tanner. |
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What does the Maryland Slave Law state?&choe=UTF-8
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Mae Jemison was known as the first person to?&choe=UTF-8
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Find Celia Cruz. How Old was she when she died?&choe=UTF-8
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Name 5 different kinds of music that originated from blacks.&choe=UTF-8
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Name 3 1950's Musicians.&choe=UTF-8
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Rosa Parks gave a very brave quote. What was it?&choe=UTF-8
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Name a woman who was an Athlete in the 80's.&choe=UTF-8
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Who drafted the Community Self-Determination Act of 1968.&choe=UTF-8
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Name 3 1970's Music Super stars.&choe=UTF-8
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There were many celebrities in the 1980's.&choe=UTF-8
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This woman showed much confidence. She was the 1st African American elected to Congress. Who is she?&choe=UTF-8
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One Love, One Heart, Let's Get Together and Feel All Right was a popular Reggae song by?&choe=UTF-8
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What did Alfred Cralle invent?&choe=UTF-8
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What did Lonnie Jackson invent?&choe=UTF-8
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When was the traffic light invented?&choe=UTF-8
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What country designed a stamp that depicts 2 children of different races playing together?&choe=UTF-8
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Find the stamp that tells you who the "Father of Black baseball" was.&choe=UTF-8
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Which stamp shows a man who was known as a famous painter?&choe=UTF-8
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