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
4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.
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!
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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| 1. List two common warning signs of depression | Changes in sleep, Changes in appetite, Lack of concentration, Loss of energy | 2. Studies have shown that the ______ lobe of the brain becomes less active when a person is depressed | frontal lobe | 3. List 2 other medical conditions that can lead to an increased likelihood of developing depression | history of sleep disturbances, medical illness, chronic pain, anxiety, ADHD | 4. About how many American adults had at least one major depressive episode in the past year a.2 million b.7 million c.16 million d.19 million | c.16 million | 5. What disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of depression in late fall and winter, alternating with periods of normal mood the rest of the year? | Major Depressive Disorder with a Seasonal Pattern | 6. How does the DSM-5 officially define a major depressive disorder? | When a patient has experienced at least five signs of depression for more than two weeks | 7. Among Americans 12 years of age and over, a ________percentage of females reported depression than males. | greater/higher | 8. Just over _______(fraction or percentage) of persons with severe depressive symptoms reported having seen a mental health professional in the past year. | one third(30-35%) | 9. Studies have shown that the most effective treatment for depression is a combination of _____and _____ | medication and therapy |
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