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. 1. Try to reduce your point to a single sentence: "Women’s rights are being abused." or "Earth’s future is at stake this week in Congress." | 2. 2. See if your point-sentence passes the “wow” test or the “hmm” test. If not, the point needs adjustments. | 3. 3. Don't worry about your reader or what first line think will call attention | 4. 4. Any point will have to be defended. Think of four supporting arguments or bits of information and write a sentence on each one. | 5. 5. Don't worry about opposing arguments. Just give your opinion and that's OK. | 6. 6. Never become emotional about the topic or give strong opinions. | 7. 7. What background information is necessary for the reader to understand your point? Write two paragraphs that summarize this background. | 8. 8. Edit your text: Rewrite “There is/are” sentences. Be careful with clichés. |
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