QR Challenge: MackinVIA QR Scavenger Hunt

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 the username and password for MackinVIA?	Lunch number and birthday
2. Search for books by the author Jeff Kinney. How may different titles are in MackinVIA?	10
3. Click on the purple box "Categories." In which Category would you find a book about a barracuda?	Animals
4. Click on the red box "Groups." How many titles are available for grades 3-5	516
5. Search for a book by the author John Hawkins. What is the name of his book?	Bigfoot and Other Monsters
6. Search for a book about Aaron Rodgers. Who is the author?	Mari C. Schuh
7. In the ebook Aaron Rodgers, find the Table of Contents. What is the name of the chapter that begins on page 8?	Young Fan
8. How many pages are in the book Dollar Bill Origami by Jane Yates?	32
9. If you were doing a report on an animal, what database would you be most likely to use?	Animal Kingdom
10. Which database would be best to research a famous person's biography?	Biography in Context
11. Search for books with a Lexile between 800 and 1190. How many results are there?	241
12. How many audiobooks are included in MackinVIA?	45
13. Is the BrainPop database available in MackinVIA?	Yes
14. Search for books about Minecraft. How many are there?	2
15. Search for books by Interest Grade Level between 4 and 6.How many books are there?	889

 

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