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. How many Gods or Goddesses were there in the Incan Empire? | 10. | 2. In what year did the Incan Empire expand | 1438/9. | 3. Which South American city has the largest population? | Sao Paulo, Brazil. | 4. What was the punishment for insulting the Inca or cursing the Gods? | being thrown off a cliff. | 5. What year was the capital city of Cuzco founded? | 1200 AD. | 6. What year was Machu Pichu re-discovered? | 1911. | 7. Which Spanish explorer founded the capital of Peru? | Francisco Pizarro. | 8. What is the capital city of Peru? | Lima. | 9. What did you become if you survived your punishment? | The Ward of the State. | 10. What is the population of South America? | 385 742 554 people. | 11. What was the punishment when caught stealing or cheating? | hands and feet were cut off. | 12. How many countries are there in South America? | 14 countires. | 13. Who was at the top of the social pyramid? | Sapo Inca and coya. | 14. What were the Incan people well-known for? | There stone work. | 15. Who was at the bottom of the social pyramid? | Farmers. | 16. The Incan Empire is also known as the land of the __ ______? | 4 quarters. | 17. Were Incan rulers mummified? | yes/true. | 18. It it true that Incans were killed for being lazy? | yes/true. | 19. Is Nigeria apart of South America? | false. | 20. In what year did Peru defeat Spain? | 1824. |
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