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 aesthetics? | the study of beauty in art and nature | 2. What are some examples of different types of joints? | mobile joints, fasteners, interlocking shapes, ties, adhesives, melting | 3. How do we measure force? | Newtons (N) | 4. What is the difference between mass and weight? | Mass rarely changes, weight changes dependent on your location on Earth (or off of) | 5. What is the difference between external forces and internal forces? | internal is within the materials its made from, external is acted on the structure externally. | 6. Name the two external forces and define | live load and dead load | 7. Name the internal forces and describe the different strengths each internal force has | Tension/Compression/Shear/Torsion | 8. Name three ways materials fail, and identify the type of internal force that causes each type of failure | shear, bend or buckle, torsion | 9. What are flying buttresses and why are they no longer used? | support columns that supported the outside walls, we use arches now | 10. What is friction? | a force that resists (works against)movement between two surfaces that rub together | 11. Name two ways that friction can be used in a structure | wood structures, to hold up against the elements | 12. List five principles of stable structures that a designer might consider when planning a project | firm foundation, balance, materials, center of gravity |
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