QR Challenge: The pony express!!!
Teacher Notes
A. Prior to the lesson:
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
- Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
- Bring these devices into the lesson.
3. Print out the QR codes.
4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.
B. The lesson:
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!
C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS
4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.
Questions / Answers (teacher reference)
Question | Answer |
1. 1. when did the pony express start? | 1860
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2.
| | 3. 2. when did the pony express end? | 1861
| 4.
| | 5. 3.who idea was the pony express? | the united states government
| 6.
| | 7. 4.how old were the pony express people? | teenagers 13-17
| 8.
| | 9. 5. how many miles did they travel from missouri to california? | 10 miles
| 10.
| | 11. 6.how many days did it take to go from missouri to california? | 10 days
| 12.
| | 13. 7. how did the pony express come to an end? | the first telegraphed message was made
| 14.
| | 15. 8. what us city did the pony express last ride in? | san francisco
| 16.
| | 17. 9. was the pony express popular? | yes
| 18.
| | 19. 10? | who was the pony express last rider? |
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=1._when_did_the_pony_express_start?
Question 1 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=
Question 2 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=2._when_did_the_pony_express_end?
Question 3 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=
Question 4 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=3.who_idea_was_the_pony_express?
Question 5 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=
Question 6 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=4.how_old_were_the_pony_express_people?
Question 7 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=
Question 8 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=5._how_many_miles_did_they_travel_from_missouri_to_california?
Question 9 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=
Question 10 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=6.how_many_days_did_it_take_to_go_from_missouri_to_california?
Question 11 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=
Question 12 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=7._how_did_the_pony_express_come_to_an_end?
Question 13 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=
Question 14 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=8._what_us_city_did_the_pony_express_last_ride_in?
Question 15 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=
Question 16 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=9._was_the_pony_express_popular?
Question 17 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=
Question 18 (of 19)
The pony express!!!: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=10?
Question 19 (of 19)