QR Challenge: Environmental Quiz

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 many toes does an emu have?	3
2. I am one of Australia’s most valuable exports. I am mainly found in rocks more than 600 million years old. 95% of my Australian production is in WA. What am I?	Iron Ore
3. Whats the biggest consumer of power in homes?	Refrigerator
4. What would happen to a Great White Shark if it stopped swimming?	It would sink
5. What saves more energy: turning your computer off or putting it in sleep mode?	turning your computer off
6. I am an Australian wild flower. I have a covering of fine coloured hairs. My red and green variety became the floral emblem of Western Australia in 1960. What is my name?	Kangaroo Paw
7. If you are forced to spend the night outside in harsh and unpredictable weather - what is the first thing you should do?	Find shelter
8. What type of animal is the Sugar Glider?	Possum
9. Which activity contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?	Energy Supply
10. What Australian animal can be found on the 5c coin?	Echidna
11. Which species was introduced into Australia in 1935 to limit the spread of a certain type of beetle?	Cane Toad
12. According to the 2014 report of the Australian Government's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, what is the most significant environmental threat to the Great Barrier Reef?	Global Warming
13. What was the most collected item during the 2010 Clean Up Australia Day?	Cigarette butts
14. At the time of European settlement, there were approximately how many distinct Indigenous languages spoken in Australia?	200
15. What does the R stand for in D.R.S.A.B.C.D?	Response
16. Can milk cartons be recycled?	No
17. Australia has the world's largest diamond mine. In which state is it found?	Western Australia
18. The kangaroo and emu pictured on the Australian Coat of Arms share what in common?	Both can't move backwards
19. If you recycle one ton of paper, how many trees can you save?	17
20. I am a mammal found in Australia’s outback. I arrived in Australia from SE Asia 3500-4000 years ago. My most common colour is yellow-ginger. What am I?	Dingo

 

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