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. Which direction did the Bantu Speaking people migrate to? | Migrated South East. | 2. What are the African Savannas? | Grassy Plains | 3. Which city was the center of trade in Aksum? | Adulis | 4. What is the name for coast line of the Sahara? | Sahel | 5. What religion did King Ezana bring to Aksum? | Christianity | 6. What are Push Pull Factors? | Reasons for Migration. | 7. What does "Islam" mean in Arabic? | Submission to the will of Allah | 8. What are Muslim Beliefs about Muhammad? | He was the last and greatest of the Prophets | 9. How did the Abbasids govern their empire? | They ruled through a bureaucratic system. | 10. Who replaced the Rightly guided caliphs? | The Ummayads | 11. Why did Muslim people place an emphasis on learning? | Muhammad and the Quran encouraged all Muslims to learn. | 12. Toward what city do Muslims pray? | Mecca | 13. What is the belief of followers of animism? | Spirits play a role in our everyday lives. | 14. What conflict contributed to the fall of Aksum? | Conflict between Christian Aksumites and Muslim invaders. | 15. Why did the city of Adulis attract foreigners? | It was a center of trade. | 16. Why were griots important to West African cultures? | They preserved the history via the spoken word. | 17. Why do Muslims make advancements in Astronomy? | To know where to Pray toward. | 18. How did Muslims treat their conquered foes? | They tolerated their faiths on certain conditions. |
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