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. Which hormone is associated with long term stress? | cortisol | 2. What is the common name for epinephrine? | adrenaline | 3. Where in the brain are the stress hormones released? | adrenal gland | 4. List three symptoms of depression | over/under eating, over/under sleeping, | 5. ___ out of 5 adolescents who commit suicide showed warning signs | 4 | 6. List three warning signs of suicide | giving things away, talking about death | 7. What are the two different types of stress? | Acute & Chronic | 8. Three causes of teen stress | school, relationships, changing bodies | 9. Is the fight or flight response a response to acute or chronic stress? | acute | 10. What hormone is responsible for short term stress? | adrenaline/epinephrine | 11. List three stress management techniques | breathing,yoga,exercise,relaxation |
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