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. What are the two main economic activities of North Africa? | petroleum and natural gas | 2. 2. This region of Africa has a majority of Africa's precious metals and diamonds | southern Africa | 3. 3. Kenya has more than 100 different ethnic groups and is home to a large number of Christians and Muslims is an example of a __________ ____________? | multicultural society | 4. 4. After Muslim armies conquered Egypt, Egyptians adopted Arabic as their language and Islam as their religion is an example of _______ ____________? | cultural diffusion | 5. 5. Botswana's tradition of holding free elections and respecting laws and human rights are examples of __________? | culture | 6. 6. What is the sea that is actually an arm of the Indian Ocean and extends northwest between Africa and the Arabian Penninsula? | Red Sea | 7. 7. This is the largest desert in southern Africa? | Kalahari Desert | 8. 8. According to the chart on page 395, which country has the highest percentage of Christians, and which country has the lowest percentage? | Zambia and Sudan | 9. 9. Turn to page 414, what is genocide? | deliberate destruction of a group of people because of their race or culture. | 10. 10. What is desertification and what caused the desertification of the Sahel- p.441 | grasslands become deserts and this is caused by overgrazing and drought | 11. 11. Approximately how many of the Lost Boys of Sudan made it to the United States? | 3,800 | 12. 12. Why did the Lost Boys have to run away from their homes? | They were fleeing civil war and the government was trying to kill all of the boys in Southern Sudan | 13. 13. Which countries border the Mediterranean Sea? | Morocco, Algeira, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. | 14. 14. This is Africa's largest lake and is found near 0°, 30°E? | Lake Victoria | 15. 15. These three African capitals are located on the Nile River? | Cairo, Khartoum, and Kampala | 16. 16. These three African capitals are located on or near the Equator? | Sao Tome, Libreville, and Kampala | 17. 17. Sudan's government is an example of which type of government? | unlimited government | 18. 18. Discarded technology such as computers, office equipment, cell phones, and televison sets are examples of? | E-waste | 19. 19. What are the sectors of the economy? | Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary | 20. 20. The factors of production are | land, labor, capital, and entrepeneurship |
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