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 is a "hopper"? | It is a box that is used in the House of Representatives. Members introduce a bill by dropping it into here. | 2. How is bill introduced in the Senate? | Members may introduce a bill after being recognized by the presiding officer. | 3. What are the duties of the conference committee? | They resolve disagreements on a particular bill. | 4. Who is on a conference committee? | Senior members of the standing committees of each House that originally considered the legislation. | 5. When a president is presented with a bill he can do what? | Sign it into law, or veto it. | 6. How many passed bills or resolutions have passed in this session of congress? | 123 | 7. How many bills are awaiting the presidents signature? | 1 |
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