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. FICTION | There are no transitional fossils. | 2. FICTION | Humans are more evolved than reptiles. | 3. FACT | The theory of evolution has changed since the time of Darwin. | 4. FICTION | Humans evolved from monkeys. | 5. OPINION | To be good at their job, scientists should believe in evolution. | 6. FICTION | Charles Darwin developed the theory of evolution. | 7. FICTION | All traits are adaptations produced by natural selection. | 8. FICTION | Natural selection is another word for evolution. | 9. FACT | Evolution can be observed. | 10. FICTION | Natural selection acts for the good of the species. | 11. FICTION | Natural selection leads to greater complexity. | 12. FICTION | Mutations cannot create new traits. | 13. FICTION | The earth is about 10,000 years old. | 14. FICTION | There is evidence that dinosaurs and humans coexisted. | 15. OPINION | Evolution should be taught in biology classes. | 16. FICTION | Evolution ensures that all organisms are perfectly adapted. | 17. FACT | Humans share a common ancestor with chimpanzees. |
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