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. List the organization of the Universe from smallest to largest. | Nebula, Star, Star Cluster, Galaxy, Galaxy Cluster, Universe | 2. What is a nebula? | an interstellar cloud in outer space that is made up of dust, gas, and plasma. | 3. What do nebulas make? | stars, planets, galaxies, etc. | 4. What is a star? | cloud of gases held together by gravity. | 5. What are stars constantly undergoing? | nuclear reactions | 6. What star is closest to our Sun? | Proxima Centauri | 7. What star is the brightest in the night sky? | Sirius A | 8. What is a star cluster? | stars formed from the same gases and have similar properties. | 9. What is a globular cluster? | A group of older stars held tightly together | 10. What is an open star cluster? | A group of younger stars loosely held together. | 11. What is a galaxy? | Large system of stars held together by gravity | 12. What shape galaxy is the Milky Way Galaxy? | Spiral | 13. Which galaxy do we reside in? | Milk Way | 14. What is a galactic cluster? | the largest known objects held together by gravity, forms the densest part of our universe. | 15. What is the Universe? | All existing matter in space | 16. What is they Big Bang Theory? | The theory that the Universe was created with an explosion 14 billion years ago | 17. What is the theory that the Universe will re-collapse in the future? | The Big Crunch | 18. What is the theory that the Universe will expand so fast that it loses energy and freezes? | The Big Freeze | 19. What is the theory that the Universe will have no change? | No Changes | 20. What is the theory that the Universe will expand so fast it will rip? | The Big Rip | 21. Which measurement describes whether something is moving towards or away from us? | Direction | 22. What shift on the visible light spectrum shows us something is moving away from us? | red shift | 23. What shift on the visible light spectrum shows us something is moving towards us? | blue shift | 24. What measurement do we use to measure short distances? | Astronomical Unit | 25. What is the measurement we use to measure long distances? | Light Year | 26. What is the distance light travels in one year? | light year | 27. What do we call viewing an object from two different vantage points? | parallax | 28. What do we call the measurement of how bright stars appear? | Apparent Magnitude | 29. What do we call the measurement of how bright stars actually are? | Absolute Magnitude |
List the organization of the Universe from smallest to largest.&choe=UTF-8
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What is a nebula?&choe=UTF-8
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What do nebulas make?&choe=UTF-8
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What is a star?&choe=UTF-8
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What are stars constantly undergoing?&choe=UTF-8
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What star is closest to our Sun?&choe=UTF-8
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What star is the brightest in the night sky?&choe=UTF-8
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What is a star cluster?&choe=UTF-8
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What is a globular cluster?&choe=UTF-8
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What is an open star cluster? &choe=UTF-8
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What is a galaxy?&choe=UTF-8
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What shape galaxy is the Milky Way Galaxy?&choe=UTF-8
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Which galaxy do we reside in?&choe=UTF-8
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What is a galactic cluster?&choe=UTF-8
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What is the Universe?&choe=UTF-8
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What is they Big Bang Theory?&choe=UTF-8
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What is the theory that the Universe will re-collapse in the future?&choe=UTF-8
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What is the theory that the Universe will expand so fast that it loses energy and freezes?&choe=UTF-8
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What is the theory that the Universe will have no change?&choe=UTF-8
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What is the theory that the Universe will expand so fast it will rip?&choe=UTF-8
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Which measurement describes whether something is moving towards or away from us?&choe=UTF-8
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What shift on the visible light spectrum shows us something is moving away from us?&choe=UTF-8
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What shift on the visible light spectrum shows us something is moving towards us?&choe=UTF-8
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What measurement do we use to measure short distances?&choe=UTF-8
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What is the measurement we use to measure long distances?&choe=UTF-8
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What is the distance light travels in one year?&choe=UTF-8
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What do we call viewing an object from two different vantage points? &choe=UTF-8
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What do we call the measurement of how bright stars appear?&choe=UTF-8
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What do we call the measurement of how bright stars actually are?&choe=UTF-8
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