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. What is the name of this Ancient Mayan Structure? | Tikal | 2. What is the name of the 15th Century Incan Ruins in Peru, pictured above? | Machu Picchu | 3. This Aztec pyramid largest structure in the ancient city of Teotihuacan it's the 3rd largest pyramid in the world? | Pyramid of the Sun | 4. What is the name of this painting by Rufino Tamayo? | Moon Dog | 5. Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the oldest? | The Great Pyramid | 6. How does the Apollo Project want to make New Zealand a predator free zone? | kill all non indigenous animals. | 7. According to CNN 10, what’s happening at the Great Barrier Reef currently? | It's spawning | 8. What city so much hazardous pollution right now that residents are not going to work and schools are being canceled? | New Delhi | 9. What country has passed a law allowing women to drive? | Saudi Arabia | 10. What are the two most heavily populated countries at this time? | China and India | 11. When a government has all the power it's called an? | Unlimited Government | 12. When a government does not have all the power it's called a? | Limited Government | 13. An economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control is called a___________. | Free Enterprise |
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What city so much hazardous pollution right now that residents are not going to work and schools are being canceled?&choe=UTF-8
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When a government does not have all the power it's called a?&choe=UTF-8
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An economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control is called a___________.&choe=UTF-8
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