QR Challenge: How did Jesse Owens contribute to African American society

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. Jesse Owens was born in Oakville, Alabama on September 12, 1913. He grew up in Alabama with his 10 brothers and sisters.	Where did Jesse Owens grow up?and How many brothers and sisters did he have?
2. When he was nine years old, his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio.	How old was Jesse when he moved where did he move?
3. Jesse first showed the world his athletic talents at the 1933 National High School Championships. He tied the world record in the 100 yard dash at 9.4 seconds and long jumped 24 feet 9 1/2 inches.	When did Jesse first start showing his talent?
4. How did he get the nickname Jesse?	Jesse's given name was James Cleveland Owens. As a kid, his nickname was J.C. for James Cleveland. When he moved from Alabama to Ohio, he told his teacher his name was "JC", but she heard it wrong and wrote down Jesse. He was called Jesse ever since.
5. The 1936 Summer Olympics were held in Berlin, Germany. This was the time when Adolf Hitler had gained power through his Nazi party, but before WWII had broken out. Part of Hitler's philosophy was the superiority of the white race. He expected Germans to dominate the Olympic games. Jesse Owens, however, had his own chapter to write into history. Jesse won four gold medals in the games including gold for the 100 meter sprint, the 200 meter sprint, the 2x100 meter relay, and the long jump.	What was Jesse's most known performance?
6. Jesse Owens died of Lung cancer	How did Jesse Owens pass away?
7. The seventh child of Henry and Emma Alexander Owens was named James Cleveland when he was born in Alabama on September 12, 1913. "J.C.", as he was called, was nine when the family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where his new schoolteacher gave him the name that was to become known around the world.	Why did Jesse Owens change his name?
8. if Bolt and Owens raced together, Owens would still have had 14 feet to go after Bolt crossed the finish line in the 2013 World Championships, with a time of 9.77 though, to be fair, Bolt ran the event even faster than that in the 2012 Olympics	How fast would Jesse be in current day?
9. Jesse Owens' 1936 gold medal sold for $1,466,574 at auction Sunday, setting a record for the highest price ever paid for Olympic memorabilia.	How much Jesse worth before he died.y

 

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