QR Challenge: History/Facts about Telegraph
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. How long is Telegraph Ave. | 4.5 miles
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2. When was Telegraph Ave. created | in 1858
| 3. What movement sprung up on or near Telegraph Ave.in the early 1960s | Free Speech Movement
| 4. What "Gate" was created on the northern end of Telegraph | Sather Gate
| 5. Define Sproul Hall and when it was built on Telegraph Ave. | a major center of student activity at Cal and it was built in the 1940s
| 6. What is Telegraph Ave. most known for | protests/riots
| 7. When did a series of police sweeps happen on Telegraph Ave. to lower the number of homeless/panhandler population | early to mid 90s
| 8. In a 2011 study how often did Cal Students visit Telegraph | Less than once a month
| 9. According to Yelp, what is the most popular and reviewed dinner on Telegraph | Top Dog
| 10. What desert eatery is always busy with a line out the door, located on Telegraph and Channing | Cream
| 11. What two major music stores are located on Telegraph Ave | Rasputin and Amoeba
| 12. What is the most well-known tattoo shop where people like to “hang out” at on Telegraph Ave. | Zebra Tattoo
| 13. What is the name of the park that has the largest homeless population near Telegraph Ave. | People’s Park
| 14. What are the names of the two popular pizza places are on Telegraph Ave. | Blondie’s and Fat Slice
| 15. Is the Berkeley campus on the north, south, east, or west end of Telegraph Ave. | North
| 16. What is the name of the restaurants that burned down in the 2011 fire on Telegraph Ave. | Raleigh’s, Cafe Intermezzo
| 17. What is the northernmost cross street and the southernmost cross street | Bancroft Way to Parker Street
| 18. What was the original name of a Telegraph Ave. | Telegraph Road
| 19. What type of shopping is posing significant challenges for book and music stores | Online shopping |
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=How_long_is_Telegraph_Ave.
Question 1 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=When_was_Telegraph_Ave._created
Question 2 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_movement_sprung_up_on_or_near_Telegraph_Ave.in_the_early_1960s
Question 3 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_"Gate"_was_created_on_the_northern_end_of_Telegraph
Question 4 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Define_Sproul_Hall_and_when_it_was_built_on_Telegraph_Ave.
Question 5 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_Telegraph_Ave._most_known_for
Question 6 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=When_did_a_series_of_police_sweeps_happen_on_Telegraph_Ave._to_lower_the_number_of_homeless/panhandler_population
Question 7 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=In_a_2011_study_how_often_did_Cal_Students_visit_Telegraph
Question 8 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=According_to_Yelp,_what_is_the_most_popular_and_reviewed_dinner_on_Telegraph
Question 9 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_desert_eatery_is_always_busy_with_a_line_out_the_door,_located_on_Telegraph_and_Channing
Question 10 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_two_major_music_stores_are_located_on_Telegraph_Ave
Question 11 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_most_well-known_tattoo_shop_where_people_like_to_“hang_out”_at_on_Telegraph_Ave.
Question 12 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_name_of_the_park_that_has_the_largest_homeless_population_near_Telegraph_Ave.
Question 13 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_are_the_names_of_the_two_popular_pizza_places_are_on_Telegraph_Ave.
Question 14 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Is_the_Berkeley_campus_on_the_north,_south,_east,_or_west_end_of_Telegraph_Ave.
Question 15 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_name_of_the_restaurants_that_burned_down_in_the_2011_fire_on_Telegraph_Ave.
Question 16 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_northernmost_cross_street_and_the_southernmost_cross_street
Question 17 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_was_the_original_name_of_a_Telegraph_Ave.
Question 18 (of 19)
History/Facts about Telegraph: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_type_of_shopping_is_posing_significant_challenges_for_book_and_music_stores
Question 19 (of 19)