QR Challenge: Our solar system
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. It has no natural satellites. | Venus
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2. It is named after Roman goddess. | Venus
| 3. It is a terrestrial planet. | Venus
| 4. It is the smallest and closest to the Sun. | Mercury
| 5. It takes it 88 Earth days to spin around. | Mercury
| 6. It is named after a Roman messenger to gods. | Mercury
| 7. It is known as Terra or Gaia. | Earth
| 8. It accomodates life. | Earth
| 9. It was formed around 4,5 billion years ago. | Earth
| 10. It is the second smallest planet. | Mars
| 11. It is named after Roman god of war. | Mars
| 12. It is called "Red planet". | Mars
| 13. It is the largest planet. | Jupiter
| 14. It is a gas giant. | Jupiter
| 15. It has a Great Red Spot. | Jupiter
| 16. It has a moon called Titan. | Saturn
| 17. It is named after Roman god of agriculture. | Saturn
| 18. It has a prominent ring system. | Saturn
| 19. It has the coldest planetary atmosphere. | Uranus
| 20. It got a name from Greek mythology. | Uranus
| 21. It was discovered on March 13, 1781. | Uranus
| 22. It is the farthest planet. | Neptun
| 23. It was names after Roman god of sea. | Neptun
| 24. Its symbol is a trident. | Neptun |
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_has_no_natural_satellites.
Question 1 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_is_named_after_Roman_goddess.
Question 2 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_is_a_terrestrial_planet.
Question 3 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_is_the_smallest_and_closest_to_the_Sun.
Question 4 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_takes_it_88_Earth_days_to_spin_around.
Question 5 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_is_named_after_a_Roman_messenger_to_gods.
Question 6 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_is_known_as_Terra_or_Gaia.
Question 7 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_accomodates_life.
Question 8 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_was_formed_around_4,5_billion_years_ago.
Question 9 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_is_the_second_smallest_planet.
Question 10 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_is_named_after_Roman_god_of_war.
Question 11 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_is_called_"Red_planet".
Question 12 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_is_the_largest_planet.
Question 13 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_is_a_gas_giant.
Question 14 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_has_a_Great_Red_Spot.
Question 15 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_has_a_moon_called_Titan.
Question 16 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_is_named_after_Roman_god_of_agriculture.
Question 17 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_has_a_prominent_ring_system.
Question 18 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_has_the_coldest_planetary_atmosphere.
Question 19 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_got_a_name_from_Greek_mythology.
Question 20 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_was_discovered_on_March_13,_1781.
Question 21 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_is_the_farthest_planet.
Question 22 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=It_was_names_after_Roman_god_of_sea.
Question 23 (of 24)
Our solar system: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Its_symbol_is_a_trident.
Question 24 (of 24)
