QR Challenge: Conservation Olympics

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. a special feature which enables organisms to live better	adaptations
2. the variety of living organisms in a particular habitat or geographic area	biodiversity
3. a protective means of hiding through patterns and colors	camouflage
4. meat eater	carnivore
5. the number of organisms that can successfully live in an area	carrying capacity
6. a group of plants and animals living together	community
7. the struggle between organisms for the same living space and food	competition
8. organisms that feed on other plants and animals	consumers
9. animals active at day and night	crepuscular
10. the breakdown of dead plants and animals	decay
11. organisms that break down dead plants and animals into new soil	decomposer
12. animals active during the day	diurnal
13. cold-blooded	ectotherm
14. warm-blooded	endotherm
15. the total surroundings of a plant or animal	environment
16. the sun's energy being passed on from plants to animals	food chain
17. a number of food chains connected within a community	food web
18. where a plant or animal lives within a community	habitat
19. the job or role of a plant or animal with the community	niche
20. animals which feed on plants	herbivore
21. animals active at night	nocturnal
22. an animal that eats both plants and animals	omnivore
23. any living thing, plant, or animals	organism
24. making of food by green plants using sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, and soil minerals and nutrients	photosynthesis
25. the total number of one kind of organism living in an area	population
26. an animal that kills other animals for food	predator
27. and animal that is killed and eaten by another	prey
28. plants which make and store food	producers
29. animals that feed on dead organisms	scavenger
30. s specific type of organism	species
31. the changing plants and animals of a given area over a period of time	succession
32. the area that is defended by an animal	territory
33. plant like organisms which have no chlorophyll	fungi
34. mass of threads in fungi	mycelium
35. is produced by the male part of the flower	pollen
36. pollen is transferred to the female part of the flower	pollination
37. those things which are provided by nature and are useful to us	natural resources
38. which can be replenished after being used up	renewable resources
39. which cannot be replaced or renewed once used up	nonrenewable resource
40. a type of soil having a moderate amount of sand, silt, and clay	loam
41. the exchange of water among the surface of the earth, between plants, and animals, and the atmosphere	hydrologic cycle
42. a naturally occurring substance mined from the earth	mineral
43. a place where rock is dug from the ground, such as limestone	Quarry
44. a thin layer of high quality wood used to cover lesser quality wood	veneer
45. trees that are cut and the wood used for a variety of products	saw timber
46. trees that are cut and ground up for use in the parer making industry	pulpwood
47. formed deep within the earth	igneous rock
48. found in the layers along stream banks or lakes	sedimentary rock
49. these rock are changed by heat and pressure	metamorphic rock
50. combustible rock	coal
51. dark oil found in rocks	petroleum
52. very fine grained rock	clay
53. deposited from glaciers	sand and gravel
54. consist of fine grains of the mineral quartz	silica
55. tiny particles of quartz in Southern Illinois	tripoli
56. glassy crystalline mineral composed of calcium and fluorine	fluorite
57. found as ores in Northwestern Illinois	lead and zinc
58. soil conditioner	peat
59. environmental protection agency	EPA
60. contamination of a habitat with substance which make it less favorable for organisms	pollution
61. when and organism loses a large part of its natural home	habitat loss
62. long lasting insecticide which causes a decline of some animal species	DDT
63. water standing in or moving through the soil and underlying rocks layers	Ground Water
64. the part of precipitation which flows over the land without sinking into the soil	run off
65. the washing away of soil particles by water , wind, ice, and earth movement such as landslides	erosion
66. the uppermost portion of the soil which is richer in organic material and lighter in texture that the material below	topsoil
67. fine material particles in the soil	silt
68. the cutting of all tress in an area in one operation	clear cutting
69. untreated waste material from homes and industries	sewage
70. fine sand, or like, carried by moving or running water and deposited as sediment in our lakes and stream	siltation
71. a species of plant or animal which is so low in numbers it may become extinct	endangered
72. a species of plants or animals which is no longer living on earth	extinct
73. a species of plant or animal which is becoming scarce	threatened
74. the taking of animals illegally	poaching
75. trash and garbage without enough liquid to flow freely	solid waste
76. ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or toxic wastes that need special care in disposal	hazardous waste
77. site where garbage and trash are taken and covered daily with a layer of soil	landfill
78. keeps pests away, holds litter in place, reduces runoff of wastes during rain, stops smell, and prevents fires	sanitary landfill
79. trash scattered about indoors or outdoors	litter
80. able to be broken down into simpler products by microscopic plants and animals	biodegradable
81. a mixture of garbage and degradable trash with soil in a pile	compost
82. Ferns native to Illinois	Rattlesnake, Ebony Spleenwart, Christmas, Maidenhair
83. Wildflowers native to Illinois	Jack in the Pulpit, Mayapple, Trillium
84. Shrubs and bushes native to Illinois	Raspberry, Spicebush
85. Vines native to Illinois	Poison Ivy, Wild Grape
86. Trees Native to Illinois	White Oak, Red Oak, Sugar maple, Tulip Tree, Sycamore, Black Walnut, Sassafras
87. Fish Native to Illinois	Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Carp, Channel Catfish
88. Amphibians native to Illinois	Bullfrog, Tiger Salamander, Toad
89. Reptiles Native to Illinois	Snapping Turtle, Box turtle, Painted Turtle, Skink, Blue Racer, Garter Snake, Black Rat Snake, Hog-Nosed Snake, Praire Snake
90. Birds Native to Illinois	Bluejay, Cardinal, Red-Headed Woodpecker, Great Horned Owl, Screech owl, Red Tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle, Great Blue Heron, Mallard Duck, Canada Goose, Pheasant
91. Mammals found in Illinois	Chipmunk, Mouse, Fox Squirrel, COttontail Rabbit, Mole, Ground Squirrel, Opossum, Raccoon, Coyote, Woodchuck, Beaver, Bat, Whitetail Deer, Gray Fox, Weasel, Skunk
92. Mineral Resources in Illinois	Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks, Metamorphic Rocks, Fossils, Coal, Petroleum, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Silica Sand, Tripoli, Fluorite, Lead and Zinc, Peat
93. What are the environmental problems in Illinois	Carbon Dioxide, Global Warming, Acid Deposition, Ozone Destruction, Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
94. What are the environmental resources in Illinois	Toxic Substances, radiation, Loss of Wild Lands, Soil Erosion, Demands on Water and AIr
95. What fish are endangered in Illinois	Bigeye Chub, Blue Breast Darter
96. What amphibian is endangered in Illinois	Silvery Salamander
97. What mammal is endangered in Illinois	Indiana Bat
98. What Plants are endangered in Illinois	Ginseng, Golden Seal
99. What are the recyclable materials in Illinois	Aluminum, Paper, Glass, Plastic, Rubber
100. How can we handle Hazardous Waste	Reduction, Recycling, Incineration, Chemical Treatment, Biological Treatment, Land Disposal
101. What is the Illinois State tree	White Oak
102. What is the Illinois State Fish	Bluegill
103. What is the Illinois State Amphibian	Tiger Salamander
104. What is the Illinois State Reptile	Painted Turtle
105. What is the Illinois State Bird	Cardinal
106. What is the Illinois State Mammal	Whitetail Deer
107. What is the United States National Symbol	Bald Eagle
108. What is the Illinois State Mineral Resource	Fluorite

 

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