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.
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1. case struck down “separate but equal” concept, schools were to be integrated, More private schools opened Georgians would rather close schools than integrate | Brown vs. Board of Education | 2. first African American students at UGA 2 | 2 Holmes & Charlayne Hunter | 3. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered this speech on August 28, 1963, on the steps of the Washington, D.C., Lincoln Memorial3 | 3March on Washington | 4. Nearly 500 people jailed. Biracial committee formed to study concerns of African Americans4 | 4The Albany Movement | 5. challenged segregated bus system in Albany5 | 5SNCC: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee | 6. All public facilities had to be integrated, Discrimination was prohibited in business and labor unions. Passed by President Johnson6 | 6Civil Rights Act of 1964 | 7. Atlanta mayor, Expanded Atlanta’s airport, Worked with African American and white leaders to integrate Atlanta’s schools7 | 7William B. Hartsfield | 8. Atlanta mayor, ordered removal of “white” and “colored” segregation signs in the City Hall, Integrated police and fire services and city government8 | 8Mayor Ivan Allen | 9. elected governor of Georgia; 1977-1980 served as President of the United States, As president, negotiated peace between Israel and Egypt Problems as president: high energy costs, high interest rates, high inflation, 52 American hostages held in Iran9 | 9James Earl Carter | 10. 10,000 athletes from 197 countries, 90,000 volunteers in Atlanta and other Georgia cities and locations, Brought international attention to the city and state July 29, 1996: Bomb in Olympic Park killed one visitor and injured 117, Traffic problems brought much criticism, Too many street vendors and commercialism were other concerns, “Southern hospitality” and athletic competition were noteworthy10 | 101996 Olympic Games in GA | 11. Georgia flag changed to incorporate the St. Andrew’s cross, a Confederate battle emblem, Some African Americans were offended as were some modern leaders – concerned the flag focused on slavery and the past11 | 111956 State Flag | 12. Georgia moved from an agricultural society to a more industrial society12 | 12Transformation of agriculture in GA | 13. Atlanta the city too busy to hate12 | 12Explain the development of Atlanta | 14. four years as governor of Georgia (1943-47) Arnall's four years as governor of Georgia (1943-47) are considered to be among the most progressive and effective in the modern history of the state. His refusal to step down in 1947 after Eugene Talmadge's death led to the & quote three governors controversy. "Ellis Arnall are considered to be among the most progressive and effective in the modern history of the state13 | 13Mayor Ellis Arnall | 15. served as governor of Georgia son of Georgia governor Eugene Talmadge, took the governor's office briefly in 1947, and again after a special election in 1948.14 | 14Herman Talmadge | 16. A distinguished African American minister, educator, scholar, and social activist, Benjamin Mays is perhaps best known as the longtime president of Morehouse College in Atlanta.15 | 15Benjamin Mays | 17. Eugene Talmage was elected governor. He died before taking office, Herman felt he should take office and Ellis Arnall felt he should take the office. Eventually Herman took the office of governor.16 | 161946 Governor's race | 18. the committee was charged with gathering state residents' sentiments regarding desegregation and reporting back to the governor. The report issued by the Sibley Commission laid the foundation for the end of massive resistance to desegregation in the state and helped avoid a showdown between Vandiver and the federal government.17 | 17Sibley Commission16 | 19. was the first African American to serve as mayor of a major southern city.18 | 18Maynard Jackson | 20. lifelong work as a politician, human rights activist, and businessman has been in great measure responsible for the development of Atlanta's reputation as an international city.19 | 19Andrew Young | 21. was started in Georgia in 183120 | 20Coca Cola | 22. started in Georgia in 192421 | 21Delta Airlines | 23. manufacturers of paper and pulp products. Started in Georgia in 192722 | 22Georgia-Pacific | 24. started in Georgia in 197823 | 23Home Depot |
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