QR Challenge: Ancient Egyptian Pyramids

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. Mastaba - What was it like inside the burial chamber of a mastaba?	Underground, Lined with wood, Decorated with paintings. Later included a chapel.
2. Step Pyramid - What was name of the first step pyramid and when was it built?	Pyramid of Djoser. About 4000 Years old. Built during the 3rd dynasty.
3. The Bent Pyramid - Why does the Bent Pyramid have a bend in it?	The engineers realised it was unstable so they changed the angle to make it more shallow.
4. True Pyramid 1 - The Red Pyramid. Why is the Red Pyramid red?	It is built from red coloured sandstone. The white limestone was taken away and used for buildings in Cairo.
5. True Pyramid 2 - The Great Pyramid of Khufu - How tall and wide is they pyramid? How much does each block weigh?	146 m high, 210 m along each side, 2.5 tonne blocks. There are 2,300,000 of them.
6. Star Challenge: Who was the Sphynx built for? What can you find out about his pyramid ?	Khafre was the son of Khufu. The second highest pyramid at Giza was built for him. It had 2 entrances and people believe it was meant to be even bigger.

 

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