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. In "Earth on Turtle's Back", what was the name of the place they lived before Earth existed? | Skyland | 2. What tribe does the "Earth on Turtle's Back" come from? | Iroquois | 3. Did nature influence the Iroquois tribe? | Yes | 4. List the animals that were found in "Earth on Turtle's Back" | Turtle, Loon, Muskrat | 5. "The Earth on Turtle's Back" is what type of story? | Origin Myth | 6. In "When Grizzlies Walked Upright", why did the daughter fall? | Curiosity | 7. What sits at the top of the Tree of Great Peace? | Eagle | 8. What does the eagle represent to the Iroquois Constitution? | Military or protection | 9. What are origin myths? | stories that explain creation | 10. What were the two archetypes found most frequently in the origin myths we read? | Creation of people and Curiosity | 11. In "When Grizzlies Walked Upright", what made the Sky Chief so angry? | His daughter married and had children with Grizzlies | 12. What tribe does "When Grizzlies Walked Upright", come from? | Modoc | 13. What was the purpose of Of Plymouth Plantation? | to create a record of what happened at Plymouth for generations to come | 14. When Bradford describes the difficulties that the Pilgrims faced, who or what did they rely on most? | Their faith in God | 15. Name the two Native Americans that helped save the Pilgrims | Squanto and Samoset | 16. Describe the government of Salem | religion based, Theocracy | 17. Who is Parris? | Abby's Uncle and Betty's Father | 18. What is Parris' occupation? | Reverend | 19. What is a poppet? | A pin cushion shaped like a doll, made to hold needles | 20. Who gives the poppet to Elizabeth Proctor? | Mary Warren | 21. What country is Tituba said to be from? | Barbados | 22. What claim is made about Tituba? | She is a witch | 23. Why did Abby drink the blood? | To put a curse on Elizabeth Proctor | 24. What confession does John Proctor make? | That he had an affair | 25. Why did Elizabeth lie? | To try and protect her husband | 26. What does it mean to be pressed to death? | To have stones weighed on top of you | 27. Who got pressed to death? | Giles Corey | 28. What was John Proctor's fate? | He was hanged | 29. Who does Mrs. Putnam blame for her loss of children? | Rebecca Nurse | 30. What is Reverend Hale called to Salem to do? | He is an expert on Witchcraft | 31. What item in Act II, does Reverend Parris desire for the church, showing that he is corrupt? | Pewter Candlesticks | 32. What late night hobby gets Martha Corey accused of witchcraft? | Reading | 33. Name two of the girls that danced with Abby in the woods? | Tituba, Betty, Ruth, Mary Warren, Mercy Lewis | 34. What is Mary Warren's job? | She is the Proctor's maid | 35. Who had an affair with Abby? | John Proctor |
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