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. When something unexpected happens | Irony | 2. The underlying meaning or lesson in a story or novel | Theme | 3. Buzz, Bang, & Pow are examples of _____ | Onomatopoeia | 4. When the main character is telling the story | 1st person narration | 5. When the conflict or tension hits the highest point in the story | Climax | 6. Emotional response the author wants to evoke in the reader (calm, fear, anger, joy) | Mood | 7. When & where a story takes place | Setting | 8. Struggle between two opposing forces; problem | Conflict | 9. When an author goes back in time to explain something | Flashback | 10. When an author gives a hint or preview about something that has not happened yet | Foreshadowing | 11. Used to represent or stand for something else | Symbol | 12. "I slept like a log" is an example of a _____ | Simile | 13. "That boy was stronger than an ox" is an example of a ___ | Metaphor | 14. When information is not directly stated, you must use what you know to make an _____. | Inference | 15. ______ is what the story is mainly about. It can usually be summed up in 1-2 sentences. | Central Idea |
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