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 were the Articles of Confederation? A) Go to gym doors B) Go to upstairs water fountains | 1 | 2. Under the ARticles of Confederation, how many votes did each state represent? A)Depended on population- Go to 317 B) 1 vote per state- Go to Media Center Doors | 2 | 3. What was created to compromise the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan? A)The Great Compromise- Go to Downstairs Water Fountains B) Go to bathrooms by gym | 3 | 4. Why did the founding fathers decide to meet and revise the Articles of Confederation? A) The articles were too weak to effectively govern the United States- Go to 407(Clinic) B) The founding fathers thought the articles gave to much power to the states- Go to cafeteria stage | 4 | 5. which conflict demonstrate the need to change the Articles of Confederation? A) The American Revolution- Go to Art room B) Shay's Rebellion- Go to downstairs bathroom | 5 | 6. Who were the Federalist leaders? A) Adams, Hamilton, Jay- Go to water fountains by gym B) Jefferson and Madison- Go to 106 | 6 | 7. What did the Federalists believe? A)That Bill of Rights needed to be added to constitution- Go to downstairs elevator B)They wanted a strong central government, supported ratification of the constitution- Go to 128 | 7 | 8. How many original colonies made up the United States? A) 13- Go to Media Center doors B) 25- Go to 317 | 8 | 9. What is the role of the Legislative Branch? A) To execute laws- Go to 212 B)To create laws- Go to downstairs bathroom | 9 | 10. Federalists supported the: A)Great Britain- Go to 120 B) The Constitution- Go to 121 | 10 | 11. What is the role of the Executive Branch? A)Execute Laws- Go to 125 B)Create laws- Go to 103 | 11 | 12. Who was the United States first president? A) George Washington- Go to middle of stairs B)James Madison- Go to practice gym doors | 12 | 13. What is the role of the Judiciary Branch? A) Interpret Laws- Go to 319 B) Create Laws- Go to 404 | 13 | 14. What is the name of the plan of government that william Patterson introduced and delegates voted to set as framework for the constitution? A)Virginia Plan- Go to 125 B) New Jersey Plan- Go to 225 | 14 | 15. Who wanted the Bill of Rights added to the constitution? A)Anti-Federalists- Go to Cafeteria doors B) Federalists- Go to downstairs water fountain | 15 | 16. What are the fist 10 amendments known as? A) The Articles of Confederation- Go to downstairs elevator B) the Bill of Rights- Go to Upstairs Elevator | 16 | 17. which government plan introduced a unicameral legislature with equal representation from each state? A) The Virginia Plan- Go to 101 B) The New Jersey Plan- Go to Front doors | 17 | 18. Which group supported the Constitution? A) Anti-Federalists- Go to 227 B)Federalists- Go to 330 (by gym) | 18 | 19. Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution"? A) James Madison- Go to 201 B)Benjamin Franklin- Go to 101 | 19 | 20. Which plan did most large states support? A) Virginia Plan- Go to 208 B) New Jersey Plan- Go to 212 | 20 |
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