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.
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1. Why is research important? | 2. What is a keyword? | 3. What is a disadvantage of searching for information online? | 4. What's the best way to conduct research? | 5. Why is it important to narrow down your topic? | 6. How do you know a website is an accurate and reliable source? | 7. How many sources should you have when conducting a research project? | 8. What would be the best way to cite your sources? | 9. Write an example of a question you would be able to research. | 10. Write at least 5 ways you could present a research topic to the class. | 11. What time in US History, after 1900, are you most interested in learning about? | 12. Of the technology tools Mrs. Hopkins has taught you, what are your favorites? |
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