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. The Settlement of St. Augustine was started by which country? | Spain | 2. Why did the Spanish come to the Americas and what did they add to our national identity? | Wanted to find gold, silver, and spread religion Missions are part of our national identity | 3. What was the first lasting English settlement in North America? | Jamestown | 4. What were some of the problems at Jamestown? | disease and starvation and conflicts | 5. What was the focus of Puritan life? | religion | 6. What did the Puritans build to help support their beliefs? | public schools and libraries | 7. Why did Dutch settlers choose Manhattan Island as the site of New Amsterdam? | to be able to control the Hudson River |
The Settlement of St. Augustine was started by which country?&choe=UTF-8
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Why did the Spanish come to the Americas and what did they add to our national identity?&choe=UTF-8
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What was the first lasting English settlement in North America?&choe=UTF-8
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What were some of the problems at Jamestown?&choe=UTF-8
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What was the focus of Puritan life?&choe=UTF-8
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What did the Puritans build to help support their beliefs?&choe=UTF-8
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Why did Dutch settlers choose Manhattan Island as the site of New Amsterdam?&choe=UTF-8
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