QR Challenge: Second Grade Famous Americans

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. I am found on the dollar bill and the quarter. I had all of my teeth pulled when I was 57 years old. After that, I wore ivory teeth. I was the first president of the United States. Who am I? Look in the office to look for your next clue.	George Washington
2. I was born on February 12. I was 6 feet 4 inches tall. I kept money in my stovepipe hat. I was the 16th president of the United States and the first president to have a beard. Who am I? Look in the cafeteria for your next clue.	Abraham Lincoln
3. When I was 19 months old, I contracted an illness that left me deaf and blind. I had a teacher named Annie Sullivan who taught me to read Braille. I was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for my work to help the blind. Who am I? Look in the story room for your next clue.	Helen Keller
4. I went to college at UCLA and played football, baseball, basketball, and track. I was the first African American professional baseball player, and I played for the Brooklynn Dodgers. My number was 42. Who am I? Look in room 161 for your next clue.	Jackie Robinson
5. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Who am I? Look near a water fountain for your next clue.	Martin Luther King, Jr.
6. I was arrested for voting in a Presidential election. I fought for women’s right to vote. I am found on a dollar coin. Who am I? Look in the library for your next clue.	Susan B. Anthony
7. I was the third president of the United States. I lived in Monticello in Virginia. I helped write the Declaration of the United States. Who am I? Congratulations! You have finished the treasure hunt. Bring your answer sheet back to your teacher.	Thomas Jefferson

 

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