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.
Question | Answer |
1. Islam was founded by | Mohammed | 2. Muslims believe in a single God, know in Arabic as | Allah | 3. Most important city for caravan trade routes | Mecca | 4. Mohammed fled to this city for safety in 622 | Medina | 5. Jihad means _____ in Arabic | "holy war" | 6. This is the name of the holy book for Muslims | Koran | 7. There are five of these in the Muslim faith | Pillars | 8. This battle ended Muslim expansion in Europe | Battle of Tours | 9. When Muslims chose a new leader, he title was | caliph | 10. Name of building that Muslims worship | mosques | 11. The development of Arabic numerals lead to this math class taught by Mr. K | Algebra | 12. Muslims became engaged in war with Christians over the control of the Holy Land. These wars were called | crusades | 13. Grasslands with some trees are known as | savannahs | 14. West Africa lacked this vitally needed natural resource | salt | 15. The first Kingdom of Africa | Ghana | 16. Mali's most famous ruler | Mansa Musa | 17. This city in Mali was an important trading and education center | Timbuktu | 18. The largest of West Africa's three trading centers | Songhai | 19. Ruler of Songhai | Sunni Ali |
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