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QR Challenge: Family Fiesta

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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

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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!

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.

Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question

Answer

1. This Mayan city state is one of the largest and best preserved ruins of the Mayan civilization. It is located in the jungles of Guatemala near the yucatan peninsula. It was shown at the end of Star Wars, A New Hope. Tikal
2. Located in southern Peru, this ruined city lies on top of a mountain that’s only accessible by train or a four-day trek. It was an important cultural center for the Inca civilization but was abandoned when the Spanish invaded the region. (It is famously referred to as the “Lost City of the Incas,” Machu Picchu
3. They’re over 3,000 years old, and we still don’t have a good idea as to how they were built or how the Egyptians made them so precise. The three structures align to the stars and the solstices and contain tons of chambers that still haven’t been (and cannot be) opened. The largest one was built by the Pharaoh Khufu and has limited access to it. Egyptian Pyramids
4. This ancient city in Cambodia was the center of the Khmer Empire that once ruled most of Southeast Asia. This empire fell into decline, but not before building amazing temples and buildings that were later reclaimed by the jungle for hundreds of years. Angkor Wat
5. Carved into a canyon in Arabah, Jordan, this stone city was made famous by the third Indiana Jones film when he went to find the Holy Grail. Though its founding is unknown, it appears this place had settlers as early as the 6th century BC. Under Roman rule, the site declined rapidly and was abandoned by the late 4th century. Petra
6. Located near Salisbury England, this megalithic stone circle is over 3,000 years old, and it's stones come all the way from Wales. Scholars still are not sure how the builders got the stones there and have tried to replicate the feat, with dismal results. Moreover, we only have a vague idea of its purpose (we’re basically just guessing). Stonehenge
7. These buildings are right next to each other in Rome, so I included them together. Remnants of a civilization that once controlled the known world, these sites are breathtaking not only for their beauty but also for their history and age. You’re standing in the spot Caesar walked and gazing into the arena where gladiators battled to the death. Roman Colosseum
8. This ancient temple to Athena stands as a symbol of the power of Athens and a testament to Greek civilization. Over the centuries, much of it and the surrounding structures have been destroyed by war and thieves. Luckily, the structure still stands… at least for now. the Parthenon
9. Located out in the Pacific Ocean, this special territory of Chile, is home to statues that are the only thing left of a culture that once lived here. These gigantic and impressively carved heads are just another reminder that primitive people were not really all that primitive. The stones that attract visitors to this island are made out of volcanic ash; many still remain in the quarry, left behind by the inhabitants as diminishing resources on the island left their tribes doomed to wars that finally killed them off. Easter Island
10. Built in the 1600s, this building in Agra, India, is a testament to undying love. This white marble tomb built for Emperor Shah Jahan’s deceased wife is a must-see for everyone. In 1983, it was named a UNESCO World Heritage site, and also has been named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Taj Mahal

 


Family Fiesta: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=This-Mayan-city-state-is-one-of-the-largest-and-best-preserved-ruins-of-the-Mayan-civilization.-It-is-located-in-the-jungles-of-Guatemala-near-the-yucatan-peninsula.-It-was-shown-at-the-end-of-Star-Wars,-A-New-Hope.

Question 1 (of 10)

 


Family Fiesta: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Located-in-southern-Peru,-this-ruined-city-lies-on-top-of-a-mountain-that’s-only-accessible-by-train-or-a-four-day-trek.-It-was-an-important-cultural-center-for-the-Inca-civilization-but-was-abandoned-when-the-Spanish-invaded-the-region.-(It-is-famously-referred-to-as-the-“Lost-City-of-the-Incas,”

Question 2 (of 10)

 


Family Fiesta: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=They’re-over-3,000-years-old,-and-we-still-don’t-have-a-good-idea-as-to-how-they-were-built-or-how-the-Egyptians-made-them-so-precise.-The-three-structures-align-to-the-stars-and-the-solstices-and-contain-tons-of-chambers-that-still-haven’t-been-(and-cannot-be)-opened.-The-largest-one-was-built-by-the-Pharaoh-Khufu-and-has-limited-access-to-it.

Question 3 (of 10)

 


Family Fiesta: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=This-ancient-city-in-Cambodia-was-the-center-of-the-Khmer-Empire-that-once-ruled-most-of-Southeast-Asia.-This-empire-fell-into-decline,-but-not-before-building-amazing-temples-and-buildings-that-were-later-reclaimed-by-the-jungle-for-hundreds-of-years.

Question 4 (of 10)

 


Family Fiesta: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Carved-into-a-canyon-in-Arabah,-Jordan,-this-stone-city-was-made-famous-by-the-third-Indiana-Jones-film-when-he-went-to-find-the-Holy-Grail.-Though-its-founding-is-unknown,-it-appears-this-place-had-settlers-as-early-as-the-6th-century-BC.-Under-Roman-rule,-the-site-declined-rapidly-and-was-abandoned-by-the-late-4th-century.

Question 5 (of 10)

 


Family Fiesta: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Located-near-Salisbury-England,-this-megalithic-stone-circle-is-over-3,000-years-old,-and-it's-stones-come-all-the-way-from-Wales.-Scholars-still-are-not-sure-how-the-builders-got-the-stones-there-and-have-tried-to-replicate-the-feat,-with-dismal-results.-Moreover,-we-only-have-a-vague-idea-of-its-purpose-(we’re-basically-just-guessing).

Question 6 (of 10)

 


Family Fiesta: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=These-buildings-are-right-next-to-each-other-in-Rome,-so-I-included-them-together.-Remnants-of-a-civilization-that-once-controlled-the-known-world,-these-sites-are-breathtaking-not-only-for-their-beauty-but-also-for-their-history-and-age.-You’re-standing-in-the-spot-Caesar-walked-and-gazing-into-the-arena-where-gladiators-battled-to-the-death.

Question 7 (of 10)

 


Family Fiesta: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=This-ancient-temple-to-Athena-stands-as-a-symbol-of-the-power-of-Athens-and-a-testament-to-Greek-civilization.-Over-the-centuries,-much-of-it-and-the-surrounding-structures-have-been-destroyed-by-war-and-thieves.-Luckily,-the-structure-still-stands…-at-least-for-now.

Question 8 (of 10)

 


Family Fiesta: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Located-out-in-the-Pacific-Ocean,-this-special-territory-of-Chile,-is-home-to--statues-that-are-the-only-thing-left-of-a-culture-that-once-lived-here.-These-gigantic-and-impressively-carved-heads-are-just-another-reminder-that-primitive-people-were-not-really-all-that-primitive.-The-stones-that-attract-visitors-to-this-island-are-made-out-of-volcanic-ash;-many-still-remain-in-the-quarry,-left-behind-by-the-inhabitants-as-diminishing-resources-on-the-island-left-their-tribes-doomed-to-wars-that-finally-killed-them-off.

Question 9 (of 10)

 


Family Fiesta: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Built-in-the-1600s,-this-building-in-Agra,-India,-is-a-testament-to-undying-love.-This-white-marble-tomb-built-for-Emperor-Shah-Jahan’s-deceased-wife-is-a-must-see-for-everyone.-In-1983,-it-was-named-a-UNESCO-World-Heritage-site,-and-also-has-been-named-one-of-the-New-Seven-Wonders-of-the-World.

Question 10 (of 10)