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. Long-term investments, properly diversified, include 4 types of mutual funds: | 2. T/F - Gold, Viaticals, and Futures are good investment options | 3. Company X's board of directors has decided to issue a portion of its earnings to its shareholders. If you own stock in Company X, you can expect to receive a(n): | 4. T/F - Savings accounts and money-market accounts are most appropriate for emergency funds and short-term goals | 5. What is the benefit to diversification of investment? | 6. In some cases, employers will match the employee contribution, but you should fund your plan whether your company matches or not. This statement refers to what kind of investment? | 7. What kind of retirement plan is found in nonprofit organizations such as churches, hospitals, and schools? | 8. What is a savings account sold by an insurance company, designed to provide payments to the holder at specified intervals, usually after retirement? | 9. T/F - Money markets are great for your emergency fund due to their liquidity and stability | 10. T/F - The purpose of war bonds is to finance military operations during war time. The last time the United States issued war bonds was during the Vietnam War. | 11. T/F - Single stocks and mutual funds carry the same amount of risk | 12. T/F - Good investment portfolios are extremely complex | 13. T/F - If you get into financial trouble, borrowing against your retirement plan is a good option | 14. Vocab - Relationship of substantial reward compared to the amount of risk taken | 15. Vocab - Piece of ownership in a company, mutual fund or other investment | 16. Vocab - The government agency responsible for regulating the stock market | 17. Vocab - A savings plan operated by a state or educational institution designed to help families set aside funds for future college costs | 18. Vocab - Distribution of a portion of a company's earnings, decided by the board of directors, to a class of its shareholders |
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Question 1 (of 18)
T/F - Gold, Viaticals, and Futures are good investment options&choe=UTF-8
Question 2 (of 18)
Company X's board of directors has decided to issue a portion of its earnings to its shareholders. If you own stock in Company X, you can expect to receive a(n):&choe=UTF-8
Question 3 (of 18)
T/F - Savings accounts and money-market accounts are most appropriate for emergency funds and short-term goals&choe=UTF-8
Question 4 (of 18)
What is the benefit to diversification of investment?&choe=UTF-8
Question 5 (of 18)
In some cases, employers will match the employee contribution, but you should fund your plan whether your company matches or not. This statement refers to what kind of investment?&choe=UTF-8
Question 6 (of 18)
What kind of retirement plan is found in nonprofit organizations such as churches, hospitals, and schools?&choe=UTF-8
Question 7 (of 18)
What is a savings account sold by an insurance company, designed to provide payments to the holder at specified intervals, usually after retirement?&choe=UTF-8
Question 8 (of 18)
T/F - Money markets are great for your emergency fund due to their liquidity and stability&choe=UTF-8
Question 9 (of 18)
T/F - The purpose of war bonds is to finance military operations during war time. The last time the United States issued war bonds was during the Vietnam War.&choe=UTF-8
Question 10 (of 18)
T/F - Single stocks and mutual funds carry the same amount of risk&choe=UTF-8
Question 11 (of 18)
T/F - Good investment portfolios are extremely complex&choe=UTF-8
Question 12 (of 18)
T/F - If you get into financial trouble, borrowing against your retirement plan is a good option&choe=UTF-8
Question 13 (of 18)
Vocab - Relationship of substantial reward compared to the amount of risk taken&choe=UTF-8
Question 14 (of 18)
Vocab - Piece of ownership in a company, mutual fund or other investment&choe=UTF-8
Question 15 (of 18)
Vocab - The government agency responsible for regulating the stock market&choe=UTF-8
Question 16 (of 18)
Vocab - A savings plan operated by a state or educational institution designed to help families set aside funds for future college costs&choe=UTF-8
Question 17 (of 18)
Vocab - Distribution of a portion of a company's earnings, decided by the board of directors, to a class of its shareholders&choe=UTF-8
Question 18 (of 18)
