QR Challenge: Geography Week
Teacher Notes
A. Prior to the lesson:
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
- Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
- Bring these devices into the lesson.
3. Print out the QR codes.
4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.
B. The lesson:
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!
C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS
4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.
Questions / Answers (teacher reference)
Question | Answer |
1. The longest river in Ireland | Shannon
|
2. What is the capital of Ireland | Dublin
| 3. Where do volcanoes occur | Plate boundaries
| 4. What is the centre of the earth called | Core
| 5. Name the giant wave that can occur when an earthquake occurs under the ocean | Tsunami
| 6. What ocean lies between Europe and North America | Atlantic
| 7. Name the highest mountain range in Europe | Alps
| 8. Name the longest river in Europe | Rhine
| 9. How many planets are there | 8
| 10. What city has the climate change COP26 taken place | Glasgow
| 11. What fossil fuel have they decided to be greatly reduced by 2030 | Coal
| 12. Name the continent that Ireland is part of | Europe
| 13. What is the lake in Co. Galway where a river flows from and into the sea | Corrib
| 14. How many counties in Ireland | 32
| 15. What province is Galway part of | Connacht
| 16. What is the capital city of France | Paris
| 17. What country is Madrid the capital city | Spain
| 18. Name the sea that lies between Ireland and Great Britain | Irish Sea
| 19. Name the Spanish islands that are located off the coast of Africia | Canary Islands
| 20. Name the island in the north Atlantic that has been formed as a result of tectonic activity | Iceland |
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The_longest_river_in_Ireland
Question 1 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_capital_of_Ireland
Question 2 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Where_do_volcanoes_occur
Question 3 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_centre_of_the_earth_called
Question 4 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Name_the_giant_wave_that_can_occur_when_an_earthquake_occurs_under_the_ocean
Question 5 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_ocean_lies_between_Europe_and_North_America
Question 6 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Name_the_highest_mountain_range_in_Europe
Question 7 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Name_the_longest_river_in_Europe
Question 8 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=How_many_planets_are_there
Question 9 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_city_has_the_climate_change_COP26_taken_place
Question 10 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_fossil_fuel_have_they_decided_to_be_greatly_reduced_by_2030
Question 11 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Name_the_continent_that_Ireland_is_part_of
Question 12 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_lake_in_Co._Galway_where_a_river_flows_from_and_into_the_sea
Question 13 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=How_many_counties_in_Ireland
Question 14 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_province_is_Galway_part_of
Question 15 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_capital_city_of_France
Question 16 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_country_is_Madrid_the_capital_city
Question 17 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Name_the_sea_that_lies_between_Ireland_and_Great_Britain
Question 18 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Name_the_Spanish_islands_that_are_located_off_the_coast_of_Africia
Question 19 (of 20)
Geography Week: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Name_the_island_in_the_north_Atlantic_that_has_been_formed_as_a_result_of_tectonic_activity
Question 20 (of 20)