QR Challenge: King Arthur: Man or Myth

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

• 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.

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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!

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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.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. What is Camelot?	Area in which Arthur is thought to have ruled from
2. When is King Arthur thought to have maybe have existed?	500A.D.
3. Why is it difficult to reconstruct an accurate history of King Arthur?	Due to the lack of written and archaeological evidence and popularity of the tale throughout history
4. What is the Welsh Poem 'The Gododdin' (600ish) significant when is says another warrior 'was no Arthur?'	suggests there was an excellent warrior named Arthur
5. Would King Arthur have been dressed in armour?	No
6. Who is Merlin?	A wizard who allegedly helped Arthur
7. History is rewritten to suit different people in different times. How does the tale of King Arthur support this statement?	His tale was written to suit the medieval notions of chivalry, was used to legitimise Henry VIII and is used in popular culture today for films and TV series.
8. Who were the people who invaded England in the 6th century?	Anglo Saxons

 

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