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QR Challenge: Storm Desmond

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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. Desmond directed a plume of moist air, known as an atmospheric river, which brought record amounts of rainfall causing major floods.
2. Cumbria received 341.4mm (13.4in) of rain in the 24-hour period from 18:30 GMT on Friday 4 December to 18:30 GMT on Saturday 5 December.
3. 50,000 people were without power across Cumbria and Lancashire.
4. Across The UK more than 6,000 people were evacuated.
5. Around 75 schools across The UK were closed.
6. A train en route to Glasgow has been left stranded at Carlisle station overnight, with passengers having to sleep on board.
7. It is estimated that the storm has resulted in £3 billion damage.
8. Footpaths and walls have been washed away.
9. Many agricultural areas (farming) suffered from severe soil erosion meaning a loss of crop growth.
10. Many farmers have been left "out of pocket" due to the poor sales and loss of crop growth.
11. Landslides occurred in many places as the result of heavy rainfall and the land becoming saturated.
12. Several teams of Royal Engineers were deployed to help in the emergency response and recovery after the floods in Cumbria and Lancashire.
13. £400,000 was donated within 48 hours by The UK public.
14. More than 100 bridges required inspection after they were damaged or destroyed
15. A new £4.4m flood defense scheme was constructed in Cumbria in 2013, which included the UK's first "self-closing" flood barriers, they failed to stop the destruction.
16. Around £174 million was paid out by insurance companies.
17. Many businesses came to a stop due to severe damage to property and equipment.
18. Due to constant rainfall, the surface run-off hit an all time high.
19. More than 50 flood alerts were issued during the week period.
20. Homeless figures hit an all time high, with many desperate people turning to food banks.
21. Many firefighters used special equipment to drain the flooded areas.
22. Many drainage systems around The UK failed due to poor infiltration and increased pressure on drainage systems.
23. "The Addington Fund" was set up to help farming families in severe financial difficulties.

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Desmond_directed_a_plume_of_moist_air,_known_as_an_atmospheric_river,_which_brought_record_amounts_of_rainfall_causing_major_floods.

Question 1 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Cumbria_received_341.4mm_(13.4in)_of_rain_in_the_24-hour_period_from_18:30_GMT_on_Friday_4_December_to_18:30_GMT_on_Saturday_5_December.

Question 2 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=50,000_people_were_without_power_across_Cumbria_and_Lancashire.

Question 3 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Across_The_UK_more_than_6,000_people_were_evacuated.

Question 4 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Around_75_schools_across_The_UK_were_closed.

Question 5 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=A_train_en_route_to_Glasgow_has_been_left_stranded_at_Carlisle_station_overnight,_with_passengers_having_to_sleep_on_board.

Question 6 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_is_estimated_that_the_storm_has_resulted_in_£3_billion_damage.

Question 7 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

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

Question 8 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Many_agricultural_areas_(farming)_suffered_from_severe_soil_erosion_meaning_a_loss_of_crop_growth.

Question 9 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Many_farmers_have_been_left_"out_of_pocket"_due_to_the_poor_sales_and_loss_of_crop_growth.

Question 10 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

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

Question 11 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

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

Question 12 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=£400,000_was_donated_within_48_hours_by_The_UK_public.

Question 13 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=More_than_100_bridges_required_inspection_after_they_were_damaged_or_destroyed

Question 14 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=A_new_£4.4m_flood_defense_scheme_was_constructed_in_Cumbria_in_2013,_which_included_the_UK's_first_"self-closing"_flood_barriers,_they_failed_to_stop_the_destruction.

Question 15 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Around_£174_million_was_paid_out_by_insurance_companies.

Question 16 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

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

Question 17 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Due_to_constant_rainfall,_the_surface_run-off_hit_an_all_time_high.

Question 18 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=More_than_50_flood_alerts_were_issued_during_the_week_period.

Question 19 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Homeless_figures_hit_an_all_time_high,_with_many_desperate_people_turning_to_food_banks.

Question 20 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

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

Question 21 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

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

Question 22 (of 23)

 


Storm Desmond: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text="The_Addington_Fund"_was_set_up_to_help_farming_families_in_severe_financial_difficulties.

Question 23 (of 23)