QR Challenge: Superstitions Around the World Game

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. Congratulations! You’ve found a four-leaf clover, it wasn’t easy but you will be rewarded with good luck! (+1)	Ireland
2. Congratulations! Your friend gifted you with an elephant figurine, which symbolises fortune and good luck.	India
3. Congratulations! You’re about to take an exam and your friend gave you a Kit Kat for good luck. In his language Kit Kat sounds like “I'm sure you'll win!” and because of that it became a lucky charm for students. Start chomping! (+1)	Japan
4. Congratulations! You received an Evil Eye bracelet. It wards off evil and repels negative energy. You’re safe for now. (+1)	Mediterranean countries
5. Oh no! You pointed a finger at a rainbow and now gods are angry :<. (-1)	Navajo tradition
6. Oh no! You bought your friend a yellow dress and she’s now worried she will experience bad luck. (-1)	Spain
7. Oh no! You wished your friend happy birthday a day too early and now they’re worried it will cause a misfortune for you and him. (-1)	Germany
8. Wow! You’ve received a Hamsa necklace. It is thought to protect the user from negative energy and jealousy. Surly you will have a good luck now. (+1)	Middle East and North Africa.
9. Oh yuck! You’ve found a spider in your pocket. Luckily, it means money is coming. (+1)	UK
10. Oh no! You kept purse on the floor and now you will have financial troubles. As they say “A purse on the floor is money out the door.” (-1)	China
11. Oh no! Your friend said “Macbeth” as you were rehearsing your play. Doing so inside a theatre is almost universally believed to bring about bad luck or even disaster. (-1)	UK
12. You just started a new business and your friend bought you a cat statue with a waving paw. It is believed to attract money and prosperity. Congratulations! (+1)	Japan
13. You’ve found a golden toad figurine in your drawer. It is a popular symbol of luck and success, known to ward off any bad news. Congratulations! (+1)	China
14. You’ve received a few fish scales after Christmas dinner and now you’re keeping them in your wallet. Good fortune guaranteed! (+1)	Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic.
15. You’re celebrating New Year's Eve at your friend’s house and you received a red envelope with money. Why red? Because red colour symbolises good luck and prosperity.(+1)	Chinese and other East Asian cultures.
16. You’re celebrating New Year’s Eve with your friend and what a surprise they’re throwing dishes! You were confused at first, and then your friend explained you it’s a way of wishing good luck in the year to come (+1)	Denmark
17. You’re celebrating New Year’s Eve with your friend and you she tells you that eating 12 green grapes when midnight strikes in a New Year means you will have 12 months of good luck. You’re happily consuming grapes with them (+1)	Spain
18. You’re about to face a job interview and your grandma spills water behind you! When you ask her why she did that she explains that it will bring you good luck (+1)	Serbia
19. It’s your wedding day, and your mother-in-law insists that you put a bell on your dress. The bells are worn as a symbol of good luck. (+1)	Ireland
20. You have a sleepover at your friend’s house and you’re looking at her with surprise as she said “rabbit” right after she woke up. “What rabbit?” you ask and she laughs. Then she explains that saying “rabbit” right after you wake up on the first day of the month brings good luck (+1)	United Kingdom
21. You just told your friend that you were born on 8/8/1998 and they seem very excited and you ask them why. They explain that the number eight in their language sounds similar to the word for fortune and prosperity, this number is so important that people tend to schedule marriages on dates involving the number. You must be a very lucky person (+1)	China
22. You’re on a trip aboard and you’re particularly interested in fallen trees with coins wedged into their bark. You ask your tour guide about it and they explain that according to a centuries-old tradition there, good luck and financial fortune can stem from hammering coins into a downed tree (+1)	Wales
23. You’re celebrating New Year’s Eve with your friend and they insist on preparing a dish with beans. You’re not a particular fan of beans so you ask them why it is important to them. They explain that in their culture it is believed that eating beans on New Year’s Eve will bring them luck and security in their jobs. (+1)	Argentina
24. You’re very confused when your future mother-in-law informs you that you need to plant a tree in celebration of your wedding. Seeing your confusion she explains that according to tradition newlyweds plant a pine tree outside their home to bring good luck and fertility to the marriage(+1)	Netherlands and Switzerland
25. Oh no! You’ve put your shoes on the table now bad luck will follow... (-1)	UK
26. Oh no! You’ve kept your bedroom windows open on All Saints' Day it can only mean bad luck. (-1)	Spain
27. Oh no! You swept your house after dark. It is considered bad luck to do so. (-1)	India
28. Oh no! Your phone number has a lot of 4s, it means bad luck. (-1)	China

 

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