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 unusual about the temple at Ajanta? | It was carved out of a mountain side. | 2. How did Hindu temples change over time? | At first they were small stone structures with flat roofs, but they became complex temples with huge towers. | 3. How did religion influence ancient Indian art? | Most artists illustrated religious beliefs in their works, many of which can be seen in temples. | 4. Who was Kalidas? | He was a brilliant writer of the Gupta period. | 5. What types of literature did writers of ancient India create? | religious epic, plays, poems, and fables |
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