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. How many branches of the military are there? Five | 5 | 2. What United States President made Veterans Day a National Holiday? President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law on May 26, 1954. | 5 | 3. What are the branches of the military? Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard | 4. What year was the first Veterans Day? Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. This was originally known as Armistice Day | 5 | 5. Has Veterans Day always been celebrated on November 11? In 1968, the Uniform Holidays Bill was passed by Congress, which moved the celebration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. The law went into effect in 1971, but in 1975 President Ford returned Veterans Day to November 11, due to the important historical significance of the date. | 5 | 6. Who is a Veteran? "Veteran" is an honored title which must be earned by military service in the armed forces of the United States. It labels men and women from all walks of life and backgrounds who put their lives on the line to protect our Nation’s freedoms and those of freedom-loving people around the world. | 5 | 7. And though many have died defending our Nation and serving it in wartime, Veterans Day’s focus is on honoring the 23 million living veterans among us – our parents, uncles, friends and neighbors – ordinary citizens called upon to perform extraordinary service. On Veterans Day we celebrate their patriotism, service and sacrifice. | 5 | 8. What was Veterans Day originally called? Originally Veterans Day was known as Armistice Day. | 5 | 9. What is the difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day? Memorial Day is a day for remembering and honoring military personnel who died in the service of their country, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in battle. While those who died are also remembered on Veterans Day, Veterans Day is the day set aside to thank and honor all who served honorably in the military - in wartime or peacetime. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank living veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to our national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all who served - not only those who died - have sacrificed and done their duty. | 5 | 10. Why is Veterans Day celebrated on November 11 at 11 a.m.? That date (November 11) and time (11 a.m.) in the year 1918 – the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month – marked the signing by the Allied and German governments of the Armistice agreement that ended World War I, a terrible and costly war that ravaged Europe for four years. Armistice Day officially received its name by Congressional Resolution in 1926. It became a national holiday 12 years later by similar Congressional action. In 1954, the name of the holiday known as "Armistice Day" was officially changed to "Veterans Day." In 1968, Congress passed a law moving the Veterans Day federal holiday from November 11 to the fourth Monday in October. It soon became apparent, however, that November 11 was a date of tremendous historic and symbolic significance to Americans. In 1978, Congress returned Veterans Day to its traditional November 11 date. | 5 | 11. What occurs at the Veterans Day ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington? The national Veterans Day ceremony begins with the laying of a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknowns exactly at 11 a.m. on November 11 – the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. The Memorial Plaza on which the white granite tomb rests overlooks the Nation’s capital. The Tomb is protected by members of an elite military honor guard 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the year regardless of weather conditions. Dignitaries from the federal government and the military and veterans service organizations flank the President or the President’s representative in front of the Tomb. At exactly 11 a.m., the President steps forward, presents the wreath at the Tomb’s base and places his hand on his heart. There is utter stillness and then the honor guard bugler plays the haunting refrain of Taps. It is a poignant moment that symbolizes our Nation’s respect and honor for those who have served and the many who have sacrificed. | 5 | 12. Is it always the President who places the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Veterans Day? There is nothing that requires the President to place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Veterans Day. However, a clear indication of the importance of this holiday and of honoring the sacrifices of America’s veterans is that the President or the Vice President has placed the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and delivered remarks in the adjacent amphitheater every single Veterans Day since 1993. | 5 |
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