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. What does secondary prevention include? A. Making sure that patients are compliant B. Early detection (and such things as screenings, for instance) C. Making sure patients get all the help they need D. Making sure that you, the health promotion specialist, get all the money that you want | B | 2. In what year was PacMan Released? | 1980 | 3. What year was the Regional Municipality of Niagara founded? | 1970 | 4. Name 2 symptoms of Monkeypox | SeeList | 5. How many SAEO sites are there? | 5 | 6. Which fruit resembles 60% of human DNA? | Banana | 7. What was the first food eaten in space? | Applesauce | 8. What does primary prevention include? A. The sick from becoming more sick B. A disease C. Healthy people continuing to be healthy D. All of the above | B | 9. What is the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health? | Health promotion | 10. A patient comes to the local health clinic and states: "I've noticed how many people are out walking in my neighborhood. Is walking good for you?" What is the best response to help the patient through the stages of change for exercise? A) "Walking is OK. I really think running is better." B) "Yes, walking is great exercise. Do you think you could go for a 5-minute walk next week?" C) "Yes, I want you to begin walking. Walk for 30 minutes every day and start to eat more fruits and vegetables." D) "They probably aren't walking fast enough or far enough. You need to spend at least 45 minutes if you are going to do any good." | B | 11. How many time zones are there in Canada? | 6 | 12. How many points are in the maple leaf on the Canadian flag? | 11 | 13. In what year did Canadian Law recognize women as “persons”? | 1929 |
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