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. Why did Congress pass the 12th Amendment? Use page 269. | Answer | 2. What were the three principles of judicial review established by Marbury v. Madison? Use page 271. | Answer | 3. Who was Toussaint L'Ouverture? Use page 273. | Answer | 4. Why did Jefferson choose Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase? Use page 275. | Answer | 5. Why did Aaron Burr challenge Alexander Hamilton to a duel? Use page 277. | Answer | 6. Why was the Embargo Act of 1807 a failure? Use page 281. | Answer | 7. Who were the leaders of the War Hawks? Use page 284. | Answer | 8. Describe the role of Oliver Hazard Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie. Use page 286. | Answer | 9. What did the British decide after the Battle of Lake Champlain? Use page 288. | Answer | 10. What were some of the outcomes of the Treaty of Ghent? Use page 288. | Answer |
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