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. According to the article on the Shang Dynasty, what are oracle bones? | animal bones used to communicate to the gods about the future | 2. According to the article on the Spread of Buddhism, who is credited for creating the religion of Buddhism?2 | Siddartha Gautama2 | 3. According to the article on the Han Dynasty, after the death of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdhi in 210B.C., what happened to that Chinese civilization?3 | Several years of civil wars occurred before joining the Han Dynasty in 202B.C.3 | 4. According to the article on Confucius, what was Confucius real name?4 | Kong Qui or Kongzi4 | 5. According to the article on Confucius, he dedicated his life to what?5 | devoted his life to teaching and learning5 | 6. How did Buddhism first reach China?6 | 6 | 7. Explain why Siddartha Gautama founded Buddhism?7 | 7 | 8. What did the Four Noble Truths center on?8 | 8 | 9. According to The Spread of Buddhism, what is karma?9 | 9 | 10. What does Nirvana mean?10 | 10 | 11. According to the first paragraph of the Snag Dynasty, why do historians consider the Shang Dynasty to be the first dynasty in ancient China?11 | 11 | 12. What caused the Shang Dynasty to come to an end?12 | 12 | 13. What made the Shang Dynasty advanced besides them being organized in paragraph 2?13 | 13 | 14. What are pictographs? 14 | 14 | 15. What was the process in making bronze items? 15 | 15 | 16. What was the “world like” when Confucius was born?16 | 16 | 17. List two of Confucius’ teachings.17 | 17 | 18. How did Confucius try to bring change in China?18 | 18 | 19. How did the Han Dynasty develop?19 | 19 | 20. How did life improve in the Hany Dynasty for the Chinese?20 | 20 | 21. What tools were invented during the Han Dynasty?21 | 21 | 22. How did Emperor Wudi make government jobs important?22 | 22 |
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