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. The Missouri Compromise is an example of what theme? | Sectionalism | 2. The Building of the Erie Canal had a positive effect on what city? | New York Cit | 3. The Industrial Revolution began where? | British textile Mills. | 4. How did President Jackson solve the problem of little farmland in the east? | He passed the Indian Removal Act. | 5. How was Jackson able to win the election of 1828? | Lowered voting restrictions expanded the voting base. | 6. What are the terms of the Missouri Compromise? | Missouri would be a slave state. Maine would be a free state. Slavery would be prohibited North of the Louisiana territory. | 7. Why does President Monroe create the Monroe Doctrine? | to prevent European powers from colonizing this part of the globe. | 8. What did Alexis de Tocqueville observe? | America was in a constant state of change. | 9. Was John C. Calhoun a States' Rights activist, or a nationalist. Tell me why? | States rights. | 10. James Monroe resided over the country during what period? | The Era of Good Feelings. | 11. What was the impact of the Embargo Act by Jefferson? | Goods were left in warehouses. | 12. Was the Louisiana Purchase consistent with Jefferson's views on the Constitution? | NO | 13. Why does Napoleon decide to sell Louisiana? | He realizes having colonies here would be difficult. | 14. Which president shrunk the size of government during his Presidency? | Jefferson | 15. Who believed a wealthy aristocracy was necessary for a stable government? | Hamilton | 16. Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Marbury V. Madison case? | John Marshall | 17. Which battle made Andrew Jackson an American Hero? | Battle of New Orleans. | 18. How did Northern Values differ from Southern? | South valued tradition, North valued progress. |
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