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.
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1. 16) Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talked about the danger of a "single story". What does she mean by "single story," and why is this dangerous? | A "single story" is a stereotype that a person develops after having limited contact with another culture, religion, etc. This is dangerous, because stereotypes only tell a small, skewed version of the truth. If we have a "single story", we make assumptions about people that are usually wrong and harmful. | 2. 17) The Arabian Peninsula was important for trade even before Islam because it connects 3 continents. Which continents? | Asia, Africa, and Europe | 3. 18) What is the equator? | The equator is a line of latitude (horizontal, or left-to-right) that runs around the globe and divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. | 4. 19) Name the 7 continents. | Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, Antarctica, North America, South America | 5. 20) Which 2 oceans border the United States? | Atlantic and Pacific |
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