QR Challenge: "Science Week 2018 - Game Changers and Change Makers"
Teacher Notes
A. Prior to the lesson:
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
- Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
- Bring these devices into the lesson.
3. Print out the QR codes.
4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.
B. The lesson:
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!
C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS
4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.
Questions / Answers (teacher reference)
Question | Answer |
| 1. 1) In 1945, Percy Lebron invented the m__________ o____, an appliance that cooks food by vibrating water molecules with electromagnetic radiation | microwave oven
|
2. 2) In 1929, Edwin Hubble helped to prove that the universe is: a)constant, b)expanding, or c)shrinking | b)expanding
| 3. 3) In 2003, NASA worked out that the Universe is _______ billion years old | 13.7
| 4. 4) In 1905, Albert Einstein developed the theory of r__________ which changed the way we think about time and space | relativity
| 5. 5) In the 1880s, Thomas Crapper began large scale production of the f_______ t_______(Hint: his surname) | flushing toilet
| 6. 6) In 1859, Charles Darwin published "On The Origin Of Species" which explains his theories of e__________, about how species gradually change over time | evolution
| 7. 7) In 1800, Alessandro Volta invented the b_________ (Hint: his surname) | battery
| 8. 8) In 1687, Isaac Newton worked out the laws of g_______ and m_______ | gravity and motion
| 9. 9) In the 1960s, Stephanie Kwolek developed Kevlar, a synthetic material most famously used in b________ v______ | bulletproof vests
| 10. 10) In 1898, Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the elements of r________ and p__________, which led to advances in medicine | radium and polonium
| 11. 11) In 1925, Schrodinger developed a mathematical theory about quanta, and developed a thought experiment to demonstrate his ideas involving which type of animal? | cat
| 12. 12)In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to journey into ________ | outer space |
"Science Week 2018 - Game Changers and Change Makers": QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=1)-In-1945,-Percy-Lebron-invented-the-m__________-o____,-an-appliance-that-cooks-food-by-vibrating-water-molecules-with-electromagnetic-radiation
Question 1 (of 12)
"Science Week 2018 - Game Changers and Change Makers": QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=2)-In-1929,-Edwin-Hubble-helped-to-prove-that-the-universe-is:-a)constant,-b)expanding,-or-c)shrinking
Question 2 (of 12)
"Science Week 2018 - Game Changers and Change Makers": QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=3)-In-2003,-NASA-worked-out-that-the-Universe-is-_______-billion-years-old
Question 3 (of 12)
"Science Week 2018 - Game Changers and Change Makers": QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=4)-In-1905,-Albert-Einstein-developed-the-theory-of-r__________-which-changed-the-way-we-think-about-time-and-space
Question 4 (of 12)
"Science Week 2018 - Game Changers and Change Makers": QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=5)-In-the-1880s,-Thomas-Crapper-began-large-scale-production-of-the-f_______-t_______(Hint:-his-surname)
Question 5 (of 12)
"Science Week 2018 - Game Changers and Change Makers": QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=6)-In-1859,-Charles-Darwin-published-"On-The-Origin-Of-Species"-which-explains-his-theories-of-e__________,-about-how-species-gradually-change-over-time
Question 6 (of 12)
"Science Week 2018 - Game Changers and Change Makers": QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=7)-In-1800,-Alessandro-Volta-invented-the-b_________-(Hint:-his-surname)
Question 7 (of 12)
"Science Week 2018 - Game Changers and Change Makers": QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=8)-In-1687,-Isaac-Newton-worked-out-the-laws-of-g_______-and-m_______
Question 8 (of 12)
"Science Week 2018 - Game Changers and Change Makers": QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=9)-In-the-1960s,-Stephanie-Kwolek-developed-Kevlar,-a-synthetic-material-most-famously-used-in-b________-v______
Question 9 (of 12)
"Science Week 2018 - Game Changers and Change Makers": QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=10)-In-1898,-Marie-and-Pierre-Curie-discovered-the-elements-of-r________-and-p__________,-which-led-to-advances-in-medicine
Question 10 (of 12)
"Science Week 2018 - Game Changers and Change Makers": QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=11)-In-1925,-Schrodinger-developed-a-mathematical-theory-about-quanta,-and-developed-a-thought-experiment-to-demonstrate-his-ideas-involving-which-type-of-animal?
Question 11 (of 12)
"Science Week 2018 - Game Changers and Change Makers": QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=12)In-1961,-Yuri-Gagarin-became-the-first-person-to-journey-into--________
Question 12 (of 12)
