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 man-made body of water was 343 miles long and connected Lake Erie to the Hudson River | Erie Canal | 2. Who introduced the American System in order to build roads and canals | Henry Clay | 3. What was the major wheeled vehicle used to get goods to market during the 1800's | Conestoga Wagon | 4. Which 2 Americans were sent to explore the Louisiana Territory | Lewis and Clark | 5. Who was the native american girl who helped explore the Louisiana Territory | Sacajawea | 6. What term was used the explain the belief that American was supposed to stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean | Manifest Destiny | 7. Name the 4 states that were acquired by the USA after the Mexican-American War | California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah | 8. Who was the President of the United States during the Mexican-American war | James K Polk |
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