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. What do you know about the author and this particular voyage? | varies | 2. What details describe 16th-century North America | varies | 3. Who was the author's audience? | varies | 4. Why did Cabeza de Vaca want to ingratiate himself with the indians? | varies | 5. What will be the consequences if you "tarry" on the way to class? | varies | 6. Why did the Karankawas enlist the Spaniards as healers? | 7. Based on events and reactions to Cabeza de Vaca, what can you infer about the way the Karankawa's view the Spaniards? | 8. Find one other example of a primary source in your textbook? |
What do you know about the author and this particular voyage?&choe=UTF-8
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What details describe 16th-century North America&choe=UTF-8
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Who was the author's audience?&choe=UTF-8
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Why did Cabeza de Vaca want to ingratiate himself with the indians?&choe=UTF-8
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What will be the consequences if you "tarry" on the way to class?&choe=UTF-8
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Why did the Karankawas enlist the Spaniards as healers?&choe=UTF-8
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Based on events and reactions to Cabeza de Vaca, what can you infer about the way the Karankawa's view the Spaniards?&choe=UTF-8
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Find one other example of a primary source in your textbook?&choe=UTF-8
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