QR Challenge: WW1 PARTICIPANTS
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.
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. Austria-Hungary is now two separate countries (Austria & Hungary), and began the Central Powers | 1
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2. Germany joined the Central Powers | 2
| 3. Bulgaria joined the Central Powers | 3
| 4. The Ottoman Empire was a collection of countries in 1914. They were part of the Central Powers. You'll need to find the map of the Ottoman Empire to help you shade your own. | 4
| 5. Switzerland did not join the war | 1
| 6. Denmark, Norway and Sweden remained Neutral | 2
| 7. Argentina was Neutral | 3
| 8. Spain did not become involved in WW1 and remained a Neutral country | 4
| 9. Belgium, Italy, Greece, France and Britain were Allied | 1
| 10. China and Japan supported the Allied Forces | 2
| 11. Russia was an ally of France | 3
| 12. The USA joined forces with Britain | 4
| 13. Australia, Canada and New Zealand belonged to the British Empire in 1914 | 5
| 14. Serbia opposed Austria-Hungary | 6
| 15. India was a long-time ally of Britain and supported the UK during WW1 | 7 |
WW1 PARTICIPANTS: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Austria-Hungary_is_now_two_separate_countries_(Austria_&_Hungary),_and_began_the_Central_Powers
Question 1 (of 15)
WW1 PARTICIPANTS: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Germany_joined_the_Central_Powers
Question 2 (of 15)
WW1 PARTICIPANTS: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Bulgaria_joined_the_Central_Powers
Question 3 (of 15)
WW1 PARTICIPANTS: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The_Ottoman_Empire_was_a_collection_of_countries_in_1914._They_were_part_of_the_Central_Powers._You'll_need_to_find_the_map_of_the_Ottoman_Empire_to_help_you_shade_your_own.
Question 4 (of 15)
WW1 PARTICIPANTS: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Switzerland_did_not_join_the_war
Question 5 (of 15)
WW1 PARTICIPANTS: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Denmark,_Norway_and_Sweden_remained_Neutral
Question 6 (of 15)
WW1 PARTICIPANTS: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Argentina_was_Neutral
Question 7 (of 15)
WW1 PARTICIPANTS: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Spain_did_not_become_involved_in_WW1_and_remained_a_Neutral_country
Question 8 (of 15)
WW1 PARTICIPANTS: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Belgium,_Italy,_Greece,_France_and_Britain_were_Allied
Question 9 (of 15)
WW1 PARTICIPANTS: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=China_and_Japan_supported_the_Allied_Forces
Question 10 (of 15)
WW1 PARTICIPANTS: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Russia_was_an_ally_of_France
Question 11 (of 15)
WW1 PARTICIPANTS: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The_USA_joined_forces_with_Britain
Question 12 (of 15)
WW1 PARTICIPANTS: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Australia,_Canada_and_New_Zealand_belonged_to_the_British_Empire_in_1914
Question 13 (of 15)
WW1 PARTICIPANTS: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Serbia_opposed_Austria-Hungary
Question 14 (of 15)
WW1 PARTICIPANTS: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=India_was_a_long-time_ally_of_Britain_and_supported_the_UK_during_WW1
Question 15 (of 15)
