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QR Challenge: Composting 101

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

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

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. TRUE or FALSE? You can put eggshells in a compost binTRUE
2. Which item can you not put in a compost bin? Cardboard Shredded Paper Cooking OiTea bagsCooking Oil
3. TRUE or FALSE The average person throws away 7 times their own body weight in waste every yearTRUE
4. If I wasn't composting what items would I throw in a compost bin? Eggshells,Oil, Chicken manure, SawdustOil
5. TRUE or FALSE You can compost milkFALSE
6. Which things here should you compost? Kitty litter, Dog hair, Rabbit manure, Seewead and Kelpall
7. Can you put hair clippings in a compost bin?YES
8. Can you put elmers glue in a compost bin?YES
9. Which gas should not be composted? Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Water VaporNitrogen
10. Which can't you put in a compost bin? Jeans, Cotton, Old wool, WoodWood
11. Can you put pencils shavings in a compost bin?Yes
12. Which one of these can you definetly not compost? Tofu, Stale pretzels, Old oatmeal, BatteriesBatteries
13. Which of these can you compost?Dog poop, Shredded toilet paper rolls, Plastic, Facial wipestp rolls
14. TRUE or FALSE In order to compost, you need to live out in the country, or at least in an area with plenty of yard space.False
15. It is NOT a good idea to compost: Bread products, Grass clippings, Vegetable peelings, Small twigsBread
16. It is necessary for moisture to be present in order for the composting process to occur.TRUE
17. What percentage of your household trash is food scraps and yard waste, according to the Environmental Protection Agency? 5-10%, 40-50%, 20-30%, 80-90%20-30%
18. How do you get rid of a rotten egg smell from your compost pile? Burn it, Use air-freshener, Turn pile and incorporate sawdust and leavesTurn
19. You should add human or animal feces to your compost.False

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=TRUE_or_FALSE?_You_can_put_eggshells_in_a_compost_bin

Question 1 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which_item_can_you_not_put_in_a_compost_bin?_Cardboard_Shredded_Paper_Cooking_OiTea_bags

Question 2 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=TRUE_or_FALSE_The_average_person_throws_away_7_times_their_own_body_weight_in_waste_every_year

Question 3 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=If_I__wasn't_composting_what_items_would_I_throw_in_a_compost_bin?_Eggshells,Oil,_Chicken_manure,_Sawdust

Question 4 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=TRUE_or_FALSE_You_can_compost_milk

Question 5 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which_things_here_should_you_compost?_Kitty_litter,_Dog_hair,_Rabbit_manure,_Seewead_and_Kelp

Question 6 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Can_you_put_hair_clippings_in_a_compost_bin?

Question 7 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Can_you_put_elmers_glue_in_a_compost_bin?

Question 8 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which_gas_should_not_be_composted?_Nitrogen,_Oxygen,_Carbon_Dioxide,_Water_Vapor

Question 9 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which_can't_you_put_in_a_compost_bin?_Jeans,_Cotton,_Old_wool,_Wood

Question 10 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Can_you_put_pencils_shavings_in_a_compost_bin?

Question 11 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which_one_of_these_can_you_definetly_not_compost?_Tofu,_Stale_pretzels,_Old_oatmeal,_Batteries

Question 12 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Which_of_these_can_you_compost?Dog_poop,_Shredded_toilet_paper_rolls,_Plastic,_Facial_wipes

Question 13 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=TRUE_or_FALSE_In_order_to_compost,_you_need_to_live_out_in_the_country,_or_at_least_in_an_area_with_plenty_of_yard_space.

Question 14 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_is_NOT_a_good_idea_to_compost:_Bread_products,_Grass_clippings,__Vegetable_peelings,_Small_twigs

Question 15 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_is_necessary_for_moisture_to_be_present_in_order_for_the_composting_process_to_occur.

Question 16 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_percentage_of_your_household_trash_is_food_scraps_and_yard_waste,_according_to_the_Environmental_Protection_Agency?_5-10%,_40-50%,_20-30%,_80-90%

Question 17 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=How_do_you_get_rid_of_a_rotten_egg_smell_from_your_compost_pile?__Burn_it,_Use_air-freshener,_Turn_pile_and_incorporate_sawdust_and_leaves

Question 18 (of 19)

 



Composting 101: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=You_should_add_human_or_animal_feces_to_your_compost.

Question 19 (of 19)