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. 1. When biologists IDENTIFY and CLASSIFY organisms they do it by------(A) Types (B) Traits (C) Differences (D) Kingdoms | B. Traits | 2. 2. What is the name of the TOOL that scientists use to identify unknown organisms based upon their observable traits?------(A) Scientific name (B) Classification (C) Taxonomy (D) Dichotomous Key | D. Dichotomous Key | 3. 3. Which word means "divided into two parts"?------(A) Genus (B) Dichotomous (C) Binomial Nomenclature (D) Taxonomy | B. Dichotomous | 4. 4. Which of the following is a true characteristic of an insect?------(A) Thorax (B) 8 legs (C) Antlers (D) Feathers | (A) Thorax | 5. 5. When examining two insects, which observable characteristic would we NOT include in our dichotomous key?------(A) Wings or no wings (B) Color of abdomen (C) Creepy-looking eyes or nice-looking eyes (D) Number of legs | C. Creepy-looking eyes or nice-looking eyes | 6. 6. A dichotomous key is used for------(A) Sorting organisms randomly into boxes (B) Opening locked museum drawers full of fossils (C) Assessing inheritance probability (D) Classifying the taxonomy of an organism using its unique characteristics | (D) Classifying the taxonomy of an organism using its unique characteristics | 7. 7. What is the difference between the bacteria kingdom and the animal kingdom?------ (A) Lives in extreme environment vs. lives in average environment (B) Heterotroph vs. Autotroph (C) Cells have nucleus vs. cells do not have nucleus (D) Hairy vs. not hairy | (C) Cells have nucleus vs. cells do not have nucleus | 8. 8. Which of the following is helpful information about an organism when using a dichotomous key?------ (A) Its teeth are worn (B) It has scales (C) Part of an ear was injured and is scarred over (D) Its fur is covered in dried mud | (B) It has scales | 9. 9. Things with the same _____________ name will be most closely related?------(A) Genus (B) Nickname (C) Species (D) None of the above | (A) Genus | 10. 10. Who is the coolest teacher(s)?------(A) Ms. Rutherford (B) Ms. H (C) Dr. Seuss (D) Both A & B | (D) Both A & B |
1. When biologists IDENTIFY and CLASSIFY organisms they do it by------(A) Types (B) Traits (C) Differences (D) Kingdoms&choe=UTF-8
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2. What is the name of the TOOL that scientists use to identify unknown organisms based upon their observable traits?------(A) Scientific name (B) Classification (C) Taxonomy (D) Dichotomous Key&choe=UTF-8
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3. Which word means "divided into two parts"?------(A) Genus (B) Dichotomous (C) Binomial Nomenclature (D) Taxonomy&choe=UTF-8
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4. Which of the following is a true characteristic of an insect?------(A) Thorax (B) 8 legs (C) Antlers (D) Feathers&choe=UTF-8
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5. When examining two insects, which observable characteristic would we NOT include in our dichotomous key?------(A) Wings or no wings (B) Color of abdomen (C) Creepy-looking eyes or nice-looking eyes (D) Number of legs&choe=UTF-8
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6. A dichotomous key is used for------(A) Sorting organisms randomly into boxes (B) Opening locked museum drawers full of fossils (C) Assessing inheritance probability (D) Classifying the taxonomy of an organism using its unique characteristics&choe=UTF-8
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7. What is the difference between the bacteria kingdom and the animal kingdom?------ (A) Lives in extreme environment vs. lives in average environment (B) Heterotroph vs. Autotroph (C) Cells have nucleus vs. cells do not have nucleus (D) Hairy vs. not hairy&choe=UTF-8
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8. Which of the following is helpful information about an organism when using a dichotomous key?------ (A) Its teeth are worn (B) It has scales (C) Part of an ear was injured and is scarred over (D) Its fur is covered in dried mud&choe=UTF-8
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9. Things with the same _____________ name will be most closely related?------(A) Genus (B) Nickname (C) Species (D) None of the above&choe=UTF-8
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10. Who is the coolest teacher(s)?------(A) Ms. Rutherford (B) Ms. H (C) Dr. Seuss (D) Both A & B&choe=UTF-8
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