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. Define power relationships. | The ability of one group in society to control and influence another. | 2. Define interest (or pressure) groups. | Formally organised groups created to represent the interests of a section of society. | 3. Social class: What did Marx believe about the structure of society? | It was determined by the way in which its economy was organised. In capitalist societies, those who own and control the means of productions (the capitalist class) use their economic power to exploit the labour of their workers. | 4. Gender: What do feminists believe about society? | It is dominated by men (patriarchy). Women tend to occupy fewer positions of power than men, continue to take the main responsibility for caring and they provide unpaid domestic labour. | 5. Sexuality: What concerns the LGBT community? | They may face discrimination and hostility from some members of society. Individuals may not wish to reveal their sexual orientation in case it damages their careers or reputation. | 6. Ethnicity: How do ethnic minority groups continue to experience prejudice and discrimination? | In 2015-2016, a black person was six times more likely to be stopped and searched by the police than a white person, while only 1 out of every 20 British judges came from a 'non-white' background. | 7. Age: How are children and young people vulnerable to exploitation and abuse by adults? | Young adults may be unable to obtain secure long-term employment and are forced to accept low-paid short-term contracts. | 8. Age: How are older workers vulnerable to exploitation? | They can cost employers more in wages and associated benefits and, therefore, experience age-related discrimination, compulsory redundancy and early retirement. | 9. Disability: What barriers do individuals with physical disabilities or chronic health problems face? | They may struggle to access services or find employment. | 10. Religion and belief: Which minority religious communities often face prejudice and discrimination? | The Muslim community, the Jewish community and Catholics in Northern Ireland. |
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