QR Challenge: James II

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 happened to James II that made him leave the throne in 1688	The Glorious Revolution
2. Who was the brother of James II	Charles II
3. In what year did James II marry Mary of Mordena	1673
4. How old was James II when he died	67
5. How many wives did James II have	2
6. What year did James II rule England	1685
7. What religion was James II	Roman Catholic
8. What did James II do to his Ministers when they disagreed about giving Catholics important jobs	He sacked them from their jobs
9. What did James do to the rebels bodies	He cut them into quarters, salted and displayed them in England towns
10. Why did he only rule for three years	He had a nervous breakdown and he escaped to France within the middle of the night;William stole the crown

 

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