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. Name one factor that has contributed to the increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. | Deforestation, increased industry, more cars | 2. 2.What is the purpose of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change? | To meet every few years and issue reports advising governments on the latest knowledge of climate change. | 3. 3. Name 1 negative environmental effect of overpopulation? | Desertification, Deforestation, species loss, global climate change, increased pollution, water contamination | 4. 4. Name a nonrenewable energy source. | Fossil fuels (natural gas, oil, coal) | 5. 5. Name a renewable energy source. | Hydropower, wind power, solar power | 6. 6. What is desertification? | The transformation of arable or habitable land to desert, as by a change in climate or destructive land use. | 7. 7. Name 2 greenhouse gases. | Carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, nitrous oxide | 8. 8. Name a country whose population is maintaining? | US, UK, Canada | 9. 9. What are the 4 basic part of sustainable development? | Human needs, economic needs, technology needs and environmental needs. | 10. 10. Where did the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Control meet on Friday September 27 to discuss creating a ceiling for carbon emissions? | Stockholm | 11. 11. Provide 1 social issue connected to overpopulation. | High unemployment, war, pollution, healthcare | 12. 12. Provide 1 economic issue connected to overpopulation. | High unemployment, healthcare, war, global climate change, air pollution, decreased food supply | 13. 13. What is the current world population? | 7 billion | 14. 14. Name the 2 countries with the largest population. | India, China | 15. 15. Name one continent that contains many countries with high growth rates. | Asia, Africa, South America | 16. 16. Name one country that has a negative growth rate. | Germany, Greece | 17. 17. What is the name of China's policy created to decrease population growth? | One Child policy | 18. 18. What is one issue/problem associated with China's population control policy? | Hard to regulate, favors males, encouraged abortion, not enough working class to support older citizens | 19. 19. Describe one negative side effect of deforestation. | Increased carbon dioxide in atmosphere, decreased biodiversity, desertification. | 20. 20. Name one factor that contributes to a products hidden carbon footprint. | Transportation, packaging, fuel to power factory, byproducts. |
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