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QR Challenge: Icelandic volcano

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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

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)

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1. 1.Why couldn't the airplanes fly? Air travel throughout the world was cancelled, because the ash from the volcano can make engines fail, this meant that planes were limited to where they could fly
2. 2.How many countries in Europe were affected? In total 27 countries in Europe were affected
3. 3. How did the volcano have an impact in schools and colleges in the UK?Thousands of people had to find alternative ways to get back to the UK. There was a huge effect on schools in the UK as teachers and pupils couldn’t get back in time for the first days back after the holidays.
4. 4. How did the eruption affect people on a global scale? The effects were felt all over the world as people were trapped in Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania unable to return to Europe by air.
5. 5. What was a short term effect in the UK? In the UK there were a shortage of flowers, fruit and electronic goods in the days during the eruption. This was because they are normally flown in from other countries.
6. 6. Why did Kenyan farmers burn their crops and lose their jobs? Because they could not sell their flowers or vegetables
7. 7. How did the eruption affect peoples homes in Iceland? The volcano erupted underneath hundreds of tonnes of ice. The hot lava caused the ice to melt this caused a huge flood that effected local people. Eight hundred people had to be evacuated from their homes.
8. 8. How much money was lost by the airline companies? It is estimated that around £1.1billion was lost by airplane companies.
9. 9. How many flights were cancelled? Over 107,000 flights were cancelled across Europe during 8 days. Over 10 million people could not travel by air.
10. 10. How were homes and roads affected? A main road was completed washed into the sea by the flood.
11. 11. What happened on the 20th of March 2010. Small eruptions start from the volcano.
12. 12. What happened on the 12th of April 2010? Hundreds of small earthquakes happen; a sign that a bigger eruption is on the way.
13. 13. What happened on the 13th of April 2010? A large eruption happens directly underneath a large amount of ice causing it to melt. The water mixes with lava and creates a huge ash cloud.
14. 14. What happened on the 15th of April 2010? Ash has blown all over Europe, causing countries to close their air space and stop planes.
15. 15. What happened on the 17th of April 2010? The eruption continued but less explosively meaning that the amount of ash being erupted was getting smaller, however countries still had to close airspace as the ash already in the air spread out over Europe.
16. 16. What happened on the 19th of April 2010? The first countries reopened their airspace; including Germany, Poland and Switzerland.
17. 17. What happened on the 20th of April 2010? All airspace was reopened and it was safe for planes to fly over Europe again.
18. 18. How much did John Cleese's taxi cost and through what countries did it travel? Actor John Cleese was so desperate to get back to the UK from Norway; that he travelled 1,500km in a taxi lasting 15 hours and costing around £3,300! He went through six countries:Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany,The Netherlands and Belgium.

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=1.Why_couldn't_the_airplanes_fly?_Air_travel_throughout_the_world_was_cancelled,_because_the_ash_from_the_volcano_can_make_engines_fail,_this_meant_that_planes_were_limited_to_where_they_could_fly

Question 1 (of 18)

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=2.How_many_countries_in_Europe_were_affected?_In_total_27_countries_in_Europe_were_affected

Question 2 (of 18)

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=3._How_did_the_volcano_have_an_impact_in_schools_and_colleges_in_the_UK?Thousands_of_people_had_to_find_alternative_ways_to_get_back_to_the_UK._There_was_a_huge_effect_on_schools_in_the_UK_as_teachers_and_pupils_couldn’t_get_back_in_time_for_the_first_days_back_after_the_holidays.

Question 3 (of 18)

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=4._How_did_the_eruption_affect_people_on_a_global_scale?_The_effects_were_felt_all_over_the_world_as_people_were_trapped_in_Asia,_Africa,_the_Americas_and_Oceania_unable_to_return_to_Europe_by_air.

Question 4 (of 18)

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=5._What_was_a_short_term_effect_in_the_UK?_In_the_UK_there_were_a_shortage_of_flowers,_fruit_and_electronic_goods_in_the_days_during_the_eruption._This_was_because_they_are_normally_flown_in_from_other_countries.

Question 5 (of 18)

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=6._Why_did_Kenyan_farmers_burn_their_crops_and_lose_their_jobs?_Because_they_could_not_sell_their_flowers_or_vegetables

Question 6 (of 18)

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=7._How_did_the_eruption_affect_peoples_homes_in_Iceland?_The_volcano_erupted_underneath_hundreds_of_tonnes_of_ice._The_hot_lava_caused_the_ice_to_melt_this_caused_a_huge_flood_that_effected_local_people._Eight_hundred_people_had_to_be_evacuated_from_their_homes.

Question 7 (of 18)

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=8._How_much_money_was_lost_by_the_airline_companies?_It_is_estimated_that_around_£1.1billion_was_lost_by_airplane_companies.

Question 8 (of 18)

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=9._How_many_flights_were_cancelled?_Over_107,000_flights_were_cancelled_across_Europe_during_8_days._Over_10_million_people_could_not_travel_by_air.

Question 9 (of 18)

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=10._How_were_homes_and_roads_affected?_A_main_road_was_completed_washed_into_the_sea_by_the_flood.

Question 10 (of 18)

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=11._What_happened_on_the_20th_of_March_2010._Small_eruptions_start_from_the_volcano.

Question 11 (of 18)

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=12._What_happened_on_the_12th_of_April_2010?_Hundreds_of_small_earthquakes_happen;_a_sign_that_a_bigger_eruption_is_on_the_way.

Question 12 (of 18)

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=13._What_happened_on_the_13th_of_April_2010?_A_large_eruption_happens_directly_underneath_a_large_amount_of_ice_causing_it_to_melt._The_water_mixes_with_lava_and_creates_a_huge_ash_cloud.

Question 13 (of 18)

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=14._What_happened_on_the_15th_of_April_2010?_Ash_has_blown_all_over_Europe,_causing_countries_to_close_their_air_space_and_stop_planes.

Question 14 (of 18)

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=15._What_happened_on_the_17th_of_April_2010?_The_eruption_continued_but_less_explosively_meaning_that_the_amount_of_ash_being_erupted_was_getting_smaller,_however_countries_still_had_to_close_airspace_as_the_ash_already_in_the_air_spread_out_over_Europe.

Question 15 (of 18)

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=16._What_happened_on_the_19th_of_April_2010?_The_first_countries_reopened_their_airspace;_including_Germany,_Poland_and_Switzerland.

Question 16 (of 18)

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=17._What_happened_on_the_20th_of_April_2010?_All_airspace_was_reopened_and_it_was_safe_for_planes_to_fly_over_Europe_again.

Question 17 (of 18)

 


Icelandic volcano: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=18._How_much_did_John_Cleese's_taxi_cost_and_through_what_countries_did_it_travel?_Actor_John_Cleese_was_so_desperate_to_get_back_to_the_UK_from_Norway;_that_he_travelled_1,500km_in_a_taxi_lasting_15_hours_and_costing_around_£3,300!_He_went_through_six_countries:Norway,_Sweden,_Denmark,_Germany,The_Netherlands_and_Belgium.

Question 18 (of 18)