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. Identify 2 key features of a cardioid polar pattern | picks up from the front / reduces spill from the back and sides | 2. Identify 2 key features of a delay effect | mix, sync tempo, feedback, slapback, ping pong | 3. Identify 2 key features of a reverb effect | mix, gated, decay, pre-delay, gain | 4. Identify 2 key features of a soft synth / virtual instrument | LFO, ADSR, Arpeggiator, choice of voices, patch sounds | 5. Identify 2 key features of a noise gate | threshold, ratio, attack release | 6. Identify type of mic, polar pattern and placement for recording an electric guitar | dynamic, cardioid, close mic amp | 7. Identify type of mic, polar pattern and placement for recording a fiddle / violin in a studio | condenser, cardioid, 40cm – 1m above the fiddle / violin | 8. Why is intellectual property protection important? | It is important to prevent others from copying work for financial gain | 9. What 2 concepts are associated with questions about texture? | homophonic, polyphonic | 10. What 2 concepts are associated with questions about tonality? | major, minor | 11. Name a TYPE of reverb | gated | 12. Identify 2 ways to prevent feedback | reposition mic or speakers, use EQ, use an anti-feedback device | 13. Identify 2 ways to prevent distortion in a vocal recording | turn down gain, move singer or mic further away, use less sensitive mic | 14. Identify 2 ways to prevent popping / blasting in a vocal recording | use pop shield, turn down gain, move singer or mic further away, use less sensitive mic | 15. There is an electrical hum in this synth recording. Identify 2 elements you can change to check and remove this hum at the recording stage | lead, connection to desk / interface, connection to synth |
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