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.
Question | Answer |
1. What is cyberbullying? | When a child, preteen or teen is tormented, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by any other person using the Internet or other digital communication technology | 2. One behavior associated with cyberbullying is _____. | Threats, namecalling, etc. | 3. What percentage of teens use text messaging? | 66% | 4. How many computers were on the internet in the 1960s? | 4 | 5. How many computers were on the internet in the 1970s? | 188 | 6. How many computers were on the internet in the 1980s? | 159,000 | 7. How many computers were on the internet in the 1990s? | 248,000,000 | 8. What does URL stand for? | Uniform Resource Locator | 9. Give an example of a URL. | http://www.facebook.com | 10. Give an example of a browser. | IE | 11. What does PC stand for? | Personal Computer | 12. What were the three companies that were producing small affordable computers designed to help people complete everyday tasks in the 80s? | Atari, IBM, & Apple | 13. What decade was the microcomputer introduced? | 80s | 14. What two careers were using email first? | engineers and scientists | 15. What year was the first email sent? | 1972 | 16. What is a piece of stiff paper that contains digital info represented by the presence or absence of holes in predefined positions? | Punch Card | 17. What was the internet first called? | ARPANET | 18. Name two things identity thieves want to steal. | Name, SSN, Address, etc. | 19. FTC estimates up to ___ million Americans have their identities stolen each year. | 10 | 20. ______ is rummaging through trash looking for bills. | Dumpster Diving | 21. ______ is stealing card numbers when paying with your credit/debit card. | Skimming | 22. ______ is pretending to be the bank & asking you for account numbers, social security number, etc. | Phishing | 23. Name one of the three major credit bureaus. | Equifax, Experian, TransUnion | 24. What should you do if you think your identity is stolen? | Call the police |
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