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. Queen Elizabeth and King James of Scotland were great supporters of literature and the arts- they both supported Shakespeare during their reign. This time period also brought economic and social growth to England. | blah | 2. He wrote from 1585-1614 during the Renaissance or the Elizabethan Age. This time period is known for its theater and thriving literature. | boom | 3. In late 1500’s theater was changing. Before this time, actors would travel from city to city playing to audiences… these actors were called “players.” | BAM | 4. Shakespeare (along with other company shareholders) built his theater in 1599- he called it the “Globe”- and he referred to it as the wooden “O”. The Globe was a circular building with three levels overlooking a courtyard with a platform stage | NOM | 5. Shakespeare (along with other company shareholders) built his theater in 1599- he called it the “Globe”- and he referred to it as the wooden “O”The Globe was a circular building with three levels overlooking a courtyard with a platform stage | GOB |
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