QR Challenge: Appellate and District Courts

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. how are appellate courts based	appellate courts are based geographically
2. How many appellate courts are there	12
3. What are the type of cases of the appellate courts	Specialized cases nationwide
4. Who hears specialized cases nationwide	U.S Court of appeal for the federal circuit
5. Type of jurisdiction for appellate courts	Appellate
6. Appellate courts can either	deny or review
7. What three things can happen if the appellate court reviews	affirm, reverse or remand
8. How are district courts based	at least one in every state
9. How many district courts are there	94
10. Types of cases of the district courts	General cases and hear most of the federal cases
11. What are the Non-geographic Courts	U.S court of international trade and U.S court of federal claims
12. What type of jurisdiction do district courts have	Original

 

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