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. When did Elizabeth I become Queen of England? | In the year of 1558 | 2. How long was Elizabeth Queen of England? | She was queen for 45 years | 3. What was her time of reign called? | The Elizabethan Age | 4. What did Elizabeth do to make sure England could defend herself from foreign attacks? | She encouraged the building and manning of ships to defend England in case of attack by foreign powers. | 5. How did peace at home help the ordinary people of England? | The people could work in peace, confident that they would be able to enjoy the rewards of their labor. | 6. Why did Elizabeth encourage art and learning? | She was educated and wanted witty, intelligent, educated people around her. | 7. How did Elizabeth's sea captains help her? | They brought her back treasures and began the process of colonizing the newly found lands of America. | 8. When and where was William Shakespeare born? | William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon in England. | 9. What were William's parents names? | John and Mary | 10. What was his fathers job? | His father was a glove-maker and general trader who owned his own business. | 11. How many total brothers and sisters did William have? | 5 brothers and sisters, two died as infants. | 12. How old was William when he finished grammer school? | 14 years old | 13. Why did William leave school? | He probably left to help run his father’s business. | 14. How old was Shakespeare when he got married? | 18 years old | 15. What was the name of Shakespeare's wife? | Anne Hathaway | 16. How many children did him and his wife have? | 3, Susanna, Hamnet and Judith | 17. When was the Globe theatre built? | 1599 | 18. Who are the groundlings? | The people who stood in the pit were called the groundlings because they had to stand on the ground | 19. Why did the groundlings get wet if it rained? | They did not have a roof over their heads | 20. Why did it cost more to go in the galleries? | It cost more to sit in the galleries because they had benches to sit on, and a roof over their heads. | 21. What was the gallery above the stage used for? | It was used by musicians or for scenes like the famous balcony scene in | 22. What was the tiring house used for? | The tiring house was the changing rooms where actors got ready for their parts. | 23. What was the signal flag used for? | It was used to signal/let the people of the town if there was a performance that day or not. |
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