QR Challenge: Australian Geography
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 ocean surrounds Australia to the east? | Pacific
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2. What ocean surrounds Australia to the west? | Indian
| 3. What continent is north of Australia? | Asia
| 4. What continent is south of Australia? | Antarctica
| 5. What continent is east of Australia? | The Americas
| 6. Australia calls it regional powers? | states
| 7. What is the island of Australia called? | Tasmania
| 8. What is the national capital of Australia? | Canberra
| 9. What Australian state is near the Great Barrier Reef? | Queensland
| 10. What is the largest coral reef called? | Great Barrier Reef
| 11. The Great Barrier Reef is located in what physical feature? | Coral Sea
| 12. What is the towering rock in the Australia Desert called? | Ayers
| 13. Ayers rock is what type of rock? | granite
| 14. What happened to Ayers rock over time? | Rusted
| 15. What color is Ayers Rock? | Reddish
| 16. Ayers Rock is like what famous Georgia feature? | Stone Mountain
| 17. What physical feature only receives 8 to 10 inches of rain? | Great Victoria Desert
| 18. One third of Australia is what type of physical feature? | Desert
| 19. What is the main desert of Australia called? | Outback
| 20. What is the climate of Northern Australia? | Tropical
| 21. What is the climate of the interior Australia? | Hot
| 22. What is the climate of Southeastern and Southwestern coast? | Mild
| 23. What can a lot be found of in the Outback? | Natural Resources
| 24. What type of land can be found on Australia’s coast? | Farmland
| 25. What country does Australia trade with the most? | China |
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_ocean_surrounds_Australia_to_the_east?
Question 1 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_ocean_surrounds_Australia_to_the_west?
Question 2 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_continent_is_north_of_Australia?
Question 3 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_continent_is_south_of_Australia?
Question 4 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_continent_is_east_of_Australia?
Question 5 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Australia_calls_it_regional_powers?
Question 6 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_island_of_Australia_called?
Question 7 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_national_capital_of_Australia?
Question 8 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_Australian_state_is_near_the_Great_Barrier_Reef?
Question 9 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_largest_coral_reef_called?
Question 10 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The_Great_Barrier_Reef_is_located_in_what_physical_feature?
Question 11 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_towering_rock_in_the_Australia_Desert_called?
Question 12 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Ayers_rock_is_what_type_of_rock?
Question 13 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_happened_to_Ayers_rock_over_time?
Question 14 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_color_is_Ayers_Rock?
Question 15 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Ayers_Rock_is_like_what_famous_Georgia_feature?
Question 16 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_physical_feature_only_receives_8_to_10_inches_of_rain?
Question 17 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=One_third_of_Australia_is_what_type_of_physical_feature?
Question 18 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_main_desert_of_Australia_called?
Question 19 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_climate_of_Northern_Australia?
Question 20 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_climate_of_the_interior_Australia?
Question 21 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_climate_of_Southeastern_and_Southwestern_coast?
Question 22 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_can_a_lot_be_found_of_in_the_Outback?
Question 23 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_type_of_land_can_be_found_on_Australia’s_coast?
Question 24 (of 25)
Australian Geography: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_country_does_Australia_trade_with_the_most?
Question 25 (of 25)