QR Challenge: Countryside Code
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. 1.You find someone picking flowers on the reserve. Do you: a) Politely ask them to stop b) Show them some rarer flowers c) Beat them up | Answer A
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2. 2. You find someone straying off the marked path. Do you: a) Ignore it, one person won’t do any harm. b) Tell them to get back on the path or get off the reserve c) Explain why people should keep to marked paths | Answer C
| 3. 3. You see some fox cubs ahead. Do you: a) Shout to your friends to come and have a look b) Approach quietly and try not to disturb them c) Throw sticks in their direction to show your friends | Answer B
| 4. 4. Someone asks to take photos of nesting birds. Do you: a) Ask them to photograph birds away from the nest b) Help them cut back the bushes to get a better view c) Confiscate their camera | Answer A
| 5. 5. Someone asks to pick blackberries. Do you:a) Ask them to pick some for you too b) Say they can have one or two but leave the rest for the wildlife c) Make sure you charge a good price | Answer B
| 6. 6. Which one of these trees has thorns? a) Sycamore b) Oak c) Hawthorn | Answer C
| 7. 7. Someone offers to burn all the dead wood on the reserve. Do you: a) Offer to sell the dead wood to make money on the reserve b) Leave the dead wood where it is good for insects (Bugs) c) Tell them to give it to the Scouts for bonfire night | Answer B
| 8. 8. Volunteers offer to clear scrub on the reserve. Do you: a) Ask them to come in late summer when some scrub can be cleared b) Ask them to come in the spring before the weather gets to hot c) Say yes and suggest they burn all the scrub | Answer A
| 9. 9. Visitors ask for frogspawn for their garden. Do you: a) Tell them to take some but to leave some for other people to collect b) Suggest they take some spawn from another garden pond with permission from the owners c) Sell the frog spawn to make some money for the reserve | Answer B
| 10. 10. You come across some people camping and having a fire. Do you: a) Tell them where they can find some wood for the fire b) Charge them for camping and ask them to cook you some sausages c) Ask them to put out the fire, warn them and ask them to leave | Answer C
| 11. 11. What should you check before you leave for an outing in the countryside? a) Check the weather forecast b)check you have money for sweets c)Check you have made your bed | Answer A
| 12. 12. What must you remember to do if you go through a gate that was closed when you found it? a)Leave it open b)Close it behind you c)It doesn't matter if it's left open or closed | Answer B
| 13. 13. What should you do with your dog’s mess? a)Leave it because the insects will eat it b)Leave a sign so other people can see it and won't step in it c)Clean it up and get rid of it sensibly | Answer C
| 14. 14. Why might a farmer sometimes leave a gate open? a) because he forgot to close it b) So the farmer’s livestock can get to food and water c)Perhaps the gate is broken | Answer B
| 15. 15. What should you do if you are out walking between October and early April and you notice a fire? a).Check that the fire is not supervised before you call 999 b)Toast some marshmallows and make smores c)Throw a bucket of water on it | Answer A
| 16. 16. What should you remember to do if walking through a field where crops are growing? a)Take some home for your dinner b)Run through them because no one will notice a few damaged crops c) Follow the paths where possible | Answer C |
Countryside Code : QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=1.You_find_someone_picking_flowers_on_the_reserve._Do_you:_a)_Politely_ask_them_to_stop_b)_Show_them_some_rarer_flowers_c)_Beat_them_up
Question 1 (of 16)
Countryside Code : QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=2._You_find_someone_straying_off_the_marked_path._Do_you:_a)_Ignore_it,_one_person_won’t_do_any_harm._b)_Tell_them_to_get_back_on_the_path_or_get_off_the_reserve_c)_Explain_why_people_should_keep_to_marked_paths
Question 2 (of 16)
Countryside Code : QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=3._You_see_some_fox_cubs_ahead._Do_you:_a)_Shout_to_your_friends_to_come_and_have_a_look_b)_Approach_quietly_and_try_not_to_disturb_them_c)_Throw_sticks_in_their_direction_to_show_your_friends
Question 3 (of 16)
Countryside Code : QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=4._Someone_asks_to_take_photos_of_nesting_birds._Do_you:_a)_Ask_them_to_photograph_birds_away_from_the_nest_b)_Help_them_cut_back_the_bushes_to_get_a_better_view_c)_Confiscate_their_camera
Question 4 (of 16)
Countryside Code : QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=5._Someone_asks_to_pick_blackberries._Do_you:a)_Ask_them_to_pick_some_for_you_too_b)_Say_they_can_have_one_or_two_but_leave_the_rest_for_the_wildlife_c)_Make_sure_you_charge_a_good_price
Question 5 (of 16)
Countryside Code : QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=6._Which_one_of_these_trees_has_thorns?_a)_Sycamore_b)_Oak_c)_Hawthorn
Question 6 (of 16)
Countryside Code : QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=7._Someone_offers_to_burn_all_the_dead_wood_on_the_reserve._Do_you:_a)_Offer_to_sell_the_dead_wood_to_make_money_on_the_reserve_b)_Leave_the_dead_wood_where_it_is_good_for_insects_(Bugs)_c)_Tell_them_to_give_it_to_the_Scouts_for_bonfire_night
Question 7 (of 16)
Countryside Code : QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=8._Volunteers_offer_to_clear_scrub_on_the_reserve._Do_you:_a)_Ask_them_to_come_in_late_summer_when_some_scrub_can_be_cleared_b)_Ask_them_to_come_in_the_spring_before_the_weather_gets_to_hot_c)_Say_yes_and_suggest_they_burn_all_the_scrub
Question 8 (of 16)
Countryside Code : QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=9._Visitors_ask_for_frogspawn_for_their_garden._Do_you:_a)_Tell_them_to_take_some_but_to_leave_some_for_other_people_to_collect_b)_Suggest_they_take_some_spawn_from_another_garden_pond_with_permission_from_the_owners_c)_Sell_the_frog_spawn_to_make_some_money_for_the_reserve
Question 9 (of 16)
Countryside Code : QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=10._You_come_across_some_people_camping_and_having_a_fire._Do_you:_a)_Tell_them_where_they_can_find_some_wood_for_the_fire_b)_Charge_them_for_camping_and_ask_them_to_cook_you_some_sausages_c)_Ask_them_to_put_out_the_fire,_warn_them_and_ask_them_to_leave
Question 10 (of 16)
Countryside Code : QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=11._What_should_you_check_before_you_leave_for_an_outing_in_the_countryside?_a)_Check_the_weather_forecast_b)check_you_have_money_for_sweets_c)Check_you_have_made_your_bed
Question 11 (of 16)
Countryside Code : QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=12._What_must_you_remember_to_do_if_you_go_through_a_gate_that_was_closed_when_you_found_it?_a)Leave_it_open_b)Close_it_behind_you_c)It_doesn't_matter_if_it's_left_open_or_closed
Question 12 (of 16)
Countryside Code : QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=13._What_should_you_do_with_your_dog’s_mess?_a)Leave_it_because_the_insects_will_eat_it_b)Leave_a_sign_so_other_people_can_see_it_and_won't_step_in_it_c)Clean_it_up_and_get_rid_of_it_sensibly
Question 13 (of 16)
Countryside Code : QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=14.__Why_might_a_farmer_sometimes_leave_a_gate_open?_a)_because_he_forgot_to_close_it_b)_So_the_farmer’s_livestock_can_get_to_food_and_water_c)Perhaps_the_gate_is_broken
Question 14 (of 16)
Countryside Code : QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=15._What_should_you_do_if_you_are_out_walking_between_October_and_early_April_and_you_notice_a_fire?_a).Check_that_the_fire_is_not_supervised_before_you_call_999_b)Toast_some_marshmallows_and_make_smores_c)Throw_a_bucket_of_water_on_it
Question 15 (of 16)
Countryside Code : QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=16._What_should_you_remember_to_do_if_walking_through_a_field_where_crops_are_growing?_a)Take_some_home_for_your_dinner_b)Run_through_them_because_no_one_will_notice_a_few_damaged_crops_c)_Follow_the_paths_where_possible
Question 16 (of 16)
