QR Challenge: Macroeconomics
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. What is macroeconomics? | a
|
2. What is microeconomics? | b
| 3. What is economic growth? | c
| 4. How is economic growth measured? | d
| 5. Describe the features of a 'boom'. | e
| 6. Describe the features of a 'recession'. | f
| 7. Describe the features of a 'trough'. | g
| 8. Describe the features of a 'recovery'. | h
| 9. What is inflation? | i
| 10. How is inflation measured? | j
| 11. What is the UK's current rate of inflation? | k
| 12. How does inflation affect businesses? | l
| 13. What are interest rates? | m
| 14. What happens if interest rates rise? | n
| 15. Who sets the UK base rate and what is its current level? | o
| 16. What are exchange rates? | p
| 17. What does SPICED stand for? | q
| 18. What is the link between interest rates and exchange rates? | r
| 19. What can government do to stop inflation getting out of hand? | s
| 20. What happens if interest rates fall? | t |
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_macroeconomics?
Question 1 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_microeconomics?
Question 2 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_economic_growth?
Question 3 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=How_is_economic_growth_measured?
Question 4 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Describe_the_features_of_a_'boom'.
Question 5 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Describe_the_features_of_a_'recession'.
Question 6 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Describe_the_features_of_a_'trough'.
Question 7 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Describe_the_features_of_a_'recovery'.
Question 8 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_inflation?
Question 9 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=How_is_inflation_measured?
Question 10 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_UK's_current_rate_of_inflation?
Question 11 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=How_does_inflation_affect_businesses?
Question 12 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_are_interest_rates?
Question 13 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_happens_if_interest_rates_rise?
Question 14 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Who_sets_the_UK_base_rate_and_what_is_its_current_level?
Question 15 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_are_exchange_rates?
Question 16 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_does_SPICED_stand_for?
Question 17 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_link_between_interest_rates_and_exchange_rates?
Question 18 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_can_government_do_to_stop_inflation_getting_out_of_hand?
Question 19 (of 20)
Macroeconomics: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_happens_if_interest_rates_fall?
Question 20 (of 20)