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. List the five Pillars of Islam | Belief in one God, Allah, praying five times a day, charity to the poor, fasting during Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca | 2. What is the oldest Western religion | Judaism | 3. Why is Abraham considered to be the "Father of Three Faiths" | Abraham was the first to believe in only one God. He made an agreement with God that he would be the head of all nations. | 4. How has oil affected the development of the Middle East | Oil has increased the standard of living in many Middle Eastern countries. These countries have had enormous growth in wealth. Those without oil have had a much harder time immproving their living conditions. | 5. What is the holy text for Judaism | Torah | 6. What basic belief made Christianity different from Judaism | Christians believe Jesus is the Messiah. | 7. What are some of the water issues of Middle East | drought, pollution, climate | 8. What landform connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea | Suez Canal | 9. What was the name of the Promised Land given to the Jews by Yahweh | Canaan | 10. A SW Asian country that spends most of its oil earnings on education and healthcare is most likely to have what | high standard of living | 11. Who was the founder of the Islamic religion | Muhammad | 12. Where did Jesus Christ begin the religion of Christianity | Jerusalem | 13. The majority of Muslims belong to which religious sect | Sunni | 14. What is the major goal of OPEC | to regulate the price of oil | 15. The resource that people need the most in the Middle East is what | water | 16. Why isn't desalination and drip irrigation used more in the Middle East | too expensive |
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