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. a special feature which enables organisms to live better | adaptations | 2. the variety of living organisms in a particular habitat or geographic area | biodiversity | 3. a protective means of hiding through patterns and colors | camouflage | 4. meat eater | carnivore | 5. the number of organisms that can successfully live in an area | carrying capacity | 6. a group of plants and animals living together | community | 7. the struggle between organisms for the same living space and food | competition | 8. organisms that feed on other plants and animals | consumers | 9. animals active at day and night | crepuscular | 10. the breakdown of dead plants and animals | decay | 11. organisms that break down dead plants and animals into new soil | decomposer | 12. animals active during the day | diurnal | 13. cold-blooded | ectotherm | 14. warm-blooded | endotherm | 15. the total surroundings of a plant or animal | environment | 16. the sun's energy being passed on from plants to animals | food chain | 17. a number of food chains connected within a community | food web | 18. where a plant or animal lives within a community | habitat | 19. the job or role of a plant or animal with the community | niche | 20. animals which feed on plants | herbivore | 21. animals active at night | nocturnal | 22. an animal that eats both plants and animals | omnivore | 23. any living thing, plant, or animals | organism | 24. making of food by green plants using sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, and soil minerals and nutrients | photosynthesis | 25. the total number of one kind of organism living in an area | population | 26. an animal that kills other animals for food | predator | 27. and animal that is killed and eaten by another | prey | 28. plants which make and store food | producers | 29. animals that feed on dead organisms | scavenger | 30. s specific type of organism | species | 31. the changing plants and animals of a given area over a period of time | succession | 32. the area that is defended by an animal | territory | 33. plant like organisms which have no chlorophyll | fungi | 34. mass of threads in fungi | mycelium | 35. is produced by the male part of the flower | pollen | 36. pollen is transferred to the female part of the flower | pollination | 37. those things which are provided by nature and are useful to us | natural resources | 38. which can be replenished after being used up | renewable resources | 39. which cannot be replaced or renewed once used up | nonrenewable resource | 40. a type of soil having a moderate amount of sand, silt, and clay | loam | 41. the exchange of water among the surface of the earth, between plants, and animals, and the atmosphere | hydrologic cycle | 42. a naturally occurring substance mined from the earth | mineral | 43. a place where rock is dug from the ground, such as limestone | Quarry | 44. a thin layer of high quality wood used to cover lesser quality wood | veneer | 45. trees that are cut and the wood used for a variety of products | saw timber | 46. trees that are cut and ground up for use in the parer making industry | pulpwood | 47. formed deep within the earth | igneous rock | 48. found in the layers along stream banks or lakes | sedimentary rock | 49. these rock are changed by heat and pressure | metamorphic rock | 50. combustible rock | coal | 51. dark oil found in rocks | petroleum | 52. very fine grained rock | clay | 53. deposited from glaciers | sand and gravel | 54. consist of fine grains of the mineral quartz | silica | 55. tiny particles of quartz in Southern Illinois | tripoli | 56. glassy crystalline mineral composed of calcium and fluorine | fluorite | 57. found as ores in Northwestern Illinois | lead and zinc | 58. soil conditioner | peat | 59. environmental protection agency | EPA | 60. contamination of a habitat with substance which make it less favorable for organisms | pollution | 61. when and organism loses a large part of its natural home | habitat loss | 62. long lasting insecticide which causes a decline of some animal species | DDT | 63. water standing in or moving through the soil and underlying rocks layers | Ground Water | 64. the part of precipitation which flows over the land without sinking into the soil | run off | 65. the washing away of soil particles by water , wind, ice, and earth movement such as landslides | erosion | 66. the uppermost portion of the soil which is richer in organic material and lighter in texture that the material below | topsoil | 67. fine material particles in the soil | silt | 68. the cutting of all tress in an area in one operation | clear cutting | 69. untreated waste material from homes and industries | sewage | 70. fine sand, or like, carried by moving or running water and deposited as sediment in our lakes and stream | siltation | 71. a species of plant or animal which is so low in numbers it may become extinct | endangered | 72. a species of plants or animals which is no longer living on earth | extinct | 73. a species of plant or animal which is becoming scarce | threatened | 74. the taking of animals illegally | poaching | 75. trash and garbage without enough liquid to flow freely | solid waste | 76. ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or toxic wastes that need special care in disposal | hazardous waste | 77. site where garbage and trash are taken and covered daily with a layer of soil | landfill | 78. keeps pests away, holds litter in place, reduces runoff of wastes during rain, stops smell, and prevents fires | sanitary landfill | 79. trash scattered about indoors or outdoors | litter | 80. able to be broken down into simpler products by microscopic plants and animals | biodegradable | 81. a mixture of garbage and degradable trash with soil in a pile | compost | 82. Ferns native to Illinois | Rattlesnake, Ebony Spleenwart, Christmas, Maidenhair | 83. Wildflowers native to Illinois | Jack in the Pulpit, Mayapple, Trillium | 84. Shrubs and bushes native to Illinois | Raspberry, Spicebush | 85. Vines native to Illinois | Poison Ivy, Wild Grape | 86. Trees Native to Illinois | White Oak, Red Oak, Sugar maple, Tulip Tree, Sycamore, Black Walnut, Sassafras | 87. Fish Native to Illinois | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Carp, Channel Catfish | 88. Amphibians native to Illinois | Bullfrog, Tiger Salamander, Toad | 89. Reptiles Native to Illinois | Snapping Turtle, Box turtle, Painted Turtle, Skink, Blue Racer, Garter Snake, Black Rat Snake, Hog-Nosed Snake, Praire Snake | 90. Birds Native to Illinois | Bluejay, Cardinal, Red-Headed Woodpecker, Great Horned Owl, Screech owl, Red Tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle, Great Blue Heron, Mallard Duck, Canada Goose, Pheasant | 91. Mammals found in Illinois | Chipmunk, Mouse, Fox Squirrel, COttontail Rabbit, Mole, Ground Squirrel, Opossum, Raccoon, Coyote, Woodchuck, Beaver, Bat, Whitetail Deer, Gray Fox, Weasel, Skunk | 92. Mineral Resources in Illinois | Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks, Metamorphic Rocks, Fossils, Coal, Petroleum, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Silica Sand, Tripoli, Fluorite, Lead and Zinc, Peat | 93. What are the environmental problems in Illinois | Carbon Dioxide, Global Warming, Acid Deposition, Ozone Destruction, Chlorinated Hydrocarbons | 94. What are the environmental resources in Illinois | Toxic Substances, radiation, Loss of Wild Lands, Soil Erosion, Demands on Water and AIr | 95. What fish are endangered in Illinois | Bigeye Chub, Blue Breast Darter | 96. What amphibian is endangered in Illinois | Silvery Salamander | 97. What mammal is endangered in Illinois | Indiana Bat | 98. What Plants are endangered in Illinois | Ginseng, Golden Seal | 99. What are the recyclable materials in Illinois | Aluminum, Paper, Glass, Plastic, Rubber | 100. How can we handle Hazardous Waste | Reduction, Recycling, Incineration, Chemical Treatment, Biological Treatment, Land Disposal | 101. What is the Illinois State tree | White Oak | 102. What is the Illinois State Fish | Bluegill | 103. What is the Illinois State Amphibian | Tiger Salamander | 104. What is the Illinois State Reptile | Painted Turtle | 105. What is the Illinois State Bird | Cardinal | 106. What is the Illinois State Mammal | Whitetail Deer | 107. What is the United States National Symbol | Bald Eagle | 108. What is the Illinois State Mineral Resource | Fluorite |
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