QR Challenge: 13 colonies

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

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

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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B. The lesson:

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!

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C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

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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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. What industry was important to Connecticut colony?1	Fishing1
2. What type of colony was Virginia?2	priorter2
3. What was the last colony and most southern to be established?3	Georgia3
4. This colony is the most northern colony4	New Hampshire4
5. This colony is the smallest Colony?5	Rhode Island5
6. In what year was South Carolina founded?6	17296
7. In what year was New Jersey colony founded?7	16647
8. This colony was found by Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret.8	New Jersey8
9. This colony was colony was founded by James Oglethorpe.9	Georgia9
10. This colony was found by Lord Baltimore and was a haven for Catholic.10	Maryland10
11. Savanah was major city in this colony?11	Georigia11
12. This colony was founded with land grants with Pennslvia.12	Deleware12
13. This colony had religious freedom mainly for Pilgrims and Puritans13	Masschutes13
14. This colony was founded by Roger Williams and was the first to offer freedom of religion.14	Rhode Island14
15. This colony was the first successful English colony (est. 1607)15	Jamestown15
16. This colony was established for a home for Quakers but became a hub for business and religious tolerance.16	Penn16
17. This colony was originally settled by the Dutch by Peter Minuit.17	New York/Delaware17
18. This colony excluded Catholics.18	Georgia18
19. This colony was founded by John Winthrop.19	Mass chutes19
20. This colony was founded by Thomas Hooker.20	Connecticut20
21. Take a Picture with a fellow team?21	21right
22. This colony was once New Sweden.22	Delware22
23. This colony was founded by Lord Baltimore.23	Maryland23
24. What was the primary crop that saved Jamestown?24	tobacco24
25. This colony was established as a refuge for debtors & a buffer between in Florida.25	Georgia25
26. This colony founder left Massachusetts because Jim Winthrop had too much power.26	Thomas Hooker26
27. IN what year was Rhode Island establisded.27	163627
28. This colonies major city was Raleigh.28	North Carolina28
29. One of this This colonies major city was New Haven.29	con29
30. This colony was founded by John Wheelwright?30	New Hampshire30
31. This colony was founded by 8 nobles with a Royal Charter31	South Carolina31

 

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