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. 1. What waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea? | Suez Canal | 2. 2. Egypt is part of what continent? | Africa | 3. 3. What country is directly west of Iran? | Iraq | 4. 4. What 4 countries border the Jordan River? | Lebanon, Syria, Israel, & Jordan | 5. 5. What country can be found south of Afghanistan? | Pakistan | 6. 6. Describe the location of the Shi'ite population based on the map? | Most Shi'ites live in Iran. | 7. 7. Using the map, what ethnic group makes up the majority of the population in Iran? | Persians | 8. 8. Based on the map, what part of the Middle East is the center of oil production in the region? | Persian Gulf | 9. 9. Using the map, describe the role that the Suez Canal has in trade worldwide? | Most trade from Asia passes through the Suez Canal | 10. 10. The Kurdish ethnic group can be located in what Middle East Countries? | Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Turkey | 11. 11. Using the image of the Middle East at night, where do most people live in this region? | Near water | 12. 12. We discussed the water issue in Israel and Iran, name one alternative to water conservation that we discussed? | Desalinization | 13. 13. The Middle East makes up 5% of the world's population, but this region has only ______ % of water? | 1.4% | 14. 14. Name three things that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common? | Abraham, Jerusalem, Monotheism | 15. 15. Imam is the leader/teacher of which religion? | Islam | 16. 16. What are the 5 Pillars of Islam? | Shahadah, Salat, Sawm, Zakat, Hajj | 17. 17. The Kaba is considered the holiest place in all of Islam, in what city is the Kaba located? | Mecca | 18. 18. What two religions share parts of their holy books? | Christianity and Judaism | 19. 19. What two holidays are considered the most holy in Judaism? | Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur | 20. 20. According to the Exodus, who led the Hebrews out of Egypt? | Moses |
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