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). First impressions stick and first time learning influences our ___________ about content/unit being taught. | Attitude | 2. 2). What are the three approaches to 1st time learning? | Survival, Imprinting, Primacy/Recency | 3. 3). What part of a list is easiest to remember? | The beginning and end of the list | 4. 4). Since first time learning is the foundation that teachers will use when building connections for the rest of the unit, ___________ is very important. Teaching a concept incorrectly could ruin an entire unit. | accuracy | 5. 5). When planning a initial learning lesson, finding the "best" _______ connection is key to hooking my students into the learning process. | reality | 6. 6). Introductory lessons are a good __________________of extra planning time, materials, and classroom energy. If you get off to a strong start, the subsquent lessons will be more successful. | investment |
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