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QR Challenge: The History of Thanksgiving

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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

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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!

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.

Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question

Answer

1. Sarah Josepha Hale worked hard to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.15
2. She wrote letters, published articles, and shared recipes to encourage people to recognize the day.20
3. Today, almost 90% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.9
4. The average weight of a Thanksgiving turkey is 15 pounds.18
5. On Thanksgiving, millions of Americans watch football games.16
6. In 1934, the owner of the Detroit Lions scheduled the first Thanksgiving game to gain attention for the sport.19
7. Turkey was not served at the first Thanksgiving feast.11
8. Thanksgiving is also about honoring the generosity of the Native Americans during the Pilgrim's first harvest.14
9. Approximately 46 million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving.2
10. One turkey is pardoned by the U.S. President each year. The turkey gets to live out the rest of its days on a farm.17
11. The Native Americans gave 5 deer as a gift for the Pilgrims during the first feast.6
12. Abraham Lincoln officially set aside the last Thursday of November as the national day for Thanksgiving on October 3, 1863.12
13. The national tradition of scheduling a pro-football game on Thanksgiving began in Detroit, MI.4
14. Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States and Canada.10
15. In 1846, she began to spread the word about Thanksgiving.7
16. In 1863, she wrote to Abraham Lincoln and urged him to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.8
17. Thanksgiving commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and Wampanoag.3
18. It began as a way to acknowledge a good harvest and celebrate the year's blessings.1
19. In the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.5
20. In Canada, the holiday is celebrated on the second Monday in October.13

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Sarah_Josepha_Hale_worked_hard_to_make_Thanksgiving_a_national_holiday.

Question 1 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=She_wrote_letters,_published_articles,_and_shared_recipes_to_encourage_people_to_recognize_the_day.

Question 2 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Today,_almost_90%_of_Americans_eat_turkey_on_Thanksgiving_Day.

Question 3 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The_average_weight_of_a_Thanksgiving_turkey_is_15_pounds.

Question 4 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=On_Thanksgiving,_millions_of_Americans_watch_football_games.

Question 5 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=In_1934,_the_owner_of_the_Detroit_Lions_scheduled_the_first_Thanksgiving_game_to_gain_attention_for_the_sport.

Question 6 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Turkey_was_not_served_at_the_first_Thanksgiving_feast.

Question 7 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Thanksgiving_is_also_about_honoring_the_generosity_of_the_Native_Americans_during_the_Pilgrim's_first_harvest.

Question 8 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Approximately_46_million_turkeys_are_eaten_on_Thanksgiving.

Question 9 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=One_turkey_is_pardoned_by_the_U.S._President_each_year.__The_turkey_gets_to_live_out_the_rest_of_its_days_on_a_farm.

Question 10 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The_Native_Americans_gave_5_deer_as_a_gift_for_the_Pilgrims_during_the_first_feast.

Question 11 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Abraham_Lincoln_officially_set_aside_the_last_Thursday_of_November_as_the_national_day_for_Thanksgiving_on_October_3,_1863.

Question 12 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The_national_tradition_of_scheduling_a_pro-football_game_on_Thanksgiving_began_in_Detroit,_MI.

Question 13 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Thanksgiving_is_celebrated_in_the_United_States_and_Canada.

Question 14 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=In_1846,_she_began_to_spread_the_word_about_Thanksgiving.

Question 15 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=In_1863,_she_wrote_to_Abraham_Lincoln_and_urged_him_to_make_Thanksgiving_a_national_holiday.

Question 16 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Thanksgiving_commemorates_a_feast_held_in_1621_by_the_Pilgrims_and_Wampanoag.

Question 17 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_began_as_a_way_to_acknowledge_a_good_harvest_and_celebrate_the_year's_blessings.

Question 18 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=In_the_United_States,_Thanksgiving_is_celebrated_on_the_fourth_Thursday_of_November.

Question 19 (of 20)

 


The History of Thanksgiving: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=In_Canada,_the_holiday_is_celebrated_on_the_second_Monday_in_October.

Question 20 (of 20)