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. List four topics that we have covered in class and provide specific detail on how we are connected with that topic where appropriate | Health: (Ebola) Without even knowing it we can be connected with people that have Ebola, Australia provides aids to help sufferers, Asia: our neighbouring country, Trade: 70% of our trade is with Asia, Goods: Majority of our goods come from China, Migration: connect with other people from other countries, Tourism (holidays). | 2. | 3. List factors that can contribute to a places diversity | population, climate, culture, economy, health, transport, trade, wealth, resources, landscape etc | 4. | 5. Define trade | Trade is the action of buying and selling goods and services based on supply and demand. | 6. | 7. Explain the difference between a good and a service | A good is a tangible item that can be physically held in which we want or need, for example, a book, pen, hair laccy etc. A service is an intangible item that are provided by people that have a specific set of skills, for example, a hairdresser. | 8. | 9. Who is Australia's top two way trade partner? | China | 10. | 11. What does migration mean? | Migration is when you are born in a country and choose to live in a different country. | 12. | 13. What country migrates to Australia the most? | United Kingdom | 14. | 15. What country had the highest migration rate to Australia in 2012-2013? | India | 16. | 17. Who is Australia's top travel destination for holidays? | Indonesia | 18. | 19. Explain what a country is compared to a continent? | Continents are made up of many countries with large land masses that are separated by oceans. A continent is just a separation in the geographical boundaries.A country is a region that has a separate geographic territory. Countries are separated geographically, politically and culturally. |
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