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.
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| 1. Question 1: What was the time period in England called during 1066 - 1500 CE? | The Middle Ages | 2. Question 2: What happened before the Middle Ages? | The fall of the Roman empire. | 3. Question 3: Name two problems King Edward had in England? | People were spread over a wide area, his subjects weren't loyal to him and the Earls rebelled against him. | 4. Question 4: What event prompted Harold Godwineson, Harald Hagraada and William to fight each other? | Edward the Confessor's death. | 5. Question 5: What was one problem with William's claim to the throne? | He wasn't a English. | 6. Question 6: What was the battle between Harold and William called? | The Battle of Hastings | 7. Question 7: After William became King what were 3 problems that he faced? What were 3 things he did to solve his problems? | He still had Viking enemies, he needed an army, he needed to collect taxes, the country was not well protected and he need to keep the whole country under control. He build castles, he introduced the feudal system and created the Domesday book. | 8. Question 8: This is a bonus question: Every team that completes this challenge gets a prize! Find Mrs. Davis or Rainbow and show them an accurate drawing of the Feudal System. If they are busy wait in line or come back later. | The king gives manors (large pieces of land) to Barons, making him the lord to the Barons, so the barons as the vassal needed to give the King their loyalty and army. The Barons then give land to the knights, making them lords to the knights. The knights as vassals gave the Barons their loyalty and their service in the army. The Knights then give fief(small strip of land) to the serfs, making them lords. The serfs as vassals gave the Knights loyalty and crops in return. | 9. Question 9: What was the main religion England followed? | the religion of Christianity. | 10. Question 10: What was the most extreme way to get to Heaven? Please explain | Becoming a nun or monk, you have to literally dedicate your entire life to the Church. (this is only my opinion, don't judge). Fighting in a crusade. dying a martyr. | 11. Question 11: What killed 1/3 - 1/2 of the population of England? | The Black Death | 12. Question 12: Name 4 medieval cures for the black death? | Some medieval cures were putting leeches on the buboes, softening the buboes and then cutting them open, and killing all the cats and dogs, put chicken bottoms on the buboes, sit in the sewer | 13. Question 13: Bonus question: All groups that successfully complete this question get a prize. Turn to page 17 and 18 in your textbook. USE THE SOURCES AND YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE TO TELL ME TWO REASONS WHY WILLIAM WON THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS. You must write the number of one source for each reason. | The answer depends. | 14. Question 14: What does Chivalry mean? | The religious, social and moral rules that Medieval knights promised (swore) to follow. | 15. Question 15: Can you sum up the Battle of Stamford Bridge in two sentences? | After Harold became king, he decided to send his army to the south to protect England from William. However, Haraald attacked first so Harold and his arm went up to the North to fight Haraald, Haraald died and Harold won. | 16. Question 16: What is a Medieval Witch? | A person who was accused of practicing witchcraft (or doing the devil’s work). They were blamed if bad things happened with an unknown cause. (e.g. illness) | 17. Question 17: Bonus question: Every team that completes this question gets a prize! Find Rainbow or Mrs. Davis and sing them the chorus of the Horrible Histories Black Death Song / plague song. | First you feel a little poorly and then you start to swell, then you start to spit some blood and then you really smell. Then you know it's time to ring your funeral bell. Along comes Mr. Death and Swishes you to hell! | 18. Question 18: What percentage is the end of year exam worth? | 30% | 19. Question 19: Name three things that helped William win the Battle of Hastings. | He had good preparation, he built many ships. He had good leadership skills, he encouraged his men to use clever tricks, and he had luck because Harold's men were exhausted when they reached the battlefield. |
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