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.
Question | Answer |
| 1. Muhammad fled from Mecca to Medina and back in an event referred to as the ___. | Hijrah | 2. The Islamic holy book is called _____. | The Quran | 3. This sect of Islam looks for the most qualified to be the successor to the caliph. | Sunni | 4. This is the holy month in which Muslims fast during the day light hours. | Ramadan | 5. Muslims are required to pray _____ facing _____. | 5 times a day/Mecca | 6. The pilgrimage Muslims take to Mecca is called the ___. | Hajj | 7. The essential duties of all Muslims are collectively referred to as ___. | The Five Pillars | 8. Islam spread through ____ and _____. | Trade and Jihads | 9. What is the “world of Islam” called? | Dar al Islam | 10. What continents did Islam spread to? | Asia, Africa, Europe | 11. Which sect of Islam believes the new leader should be a relative of Muhammad or his son-in-law, Ali? | Shia | 12. Which sect of Islam believes the new leader should be based on merit? | Sunni | 13. Which trade routes did the Muslims participate in (3)? | IOTS, Silk Road, Trans Saharan | 14. How is Islam similar to Judaism and Christianity? | believe in the same God, follow Ten Commandments, recognize same prophets, recognize “Old Testament” | 15. Why was Byzantium selected as Constantine’s new capital? | located at the crossroads of E/W, easy to defend | 16. What made the walls protecting Constantinople “safe” from earthquakes? | Limestone mortar allowed flexibility | 17. What defense measure was used to protect Constantinople from a sea attack? | large linked chain was stretched across the Golden Horn | 18. Who was responsible for major building projects such as the Hagia Sophia? | Justinian | 19. Why did many distrust Theodora? | She was seen as an immoral woman/prostitute | 20. How did Justinian respond to the Nika Rebellion? | Slaughtered 30,000 in the Hippodrome. |
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