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. What was the period between 1900-1914 of peace and advancements in Europe known as? | For the next question, take a trip to Italy in the Anselma Room | 2. What is the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests? | Go to the library to visit Austria-Hungary for the next question! | 3. France, Russia, and Britain were part of which alliance system? | Witness the great British empire and take a trip to Britain by K002 | 4. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy were part of which alliance system? | Take a trip to France at K211 to see the next question! | 5. What is the policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force? | Take a trip to the great Russian empire by the computers in the basement for the next question! | 6. Which imperial power ultimately dominated the World, colonizing countries such as India and New Zealand, during the period leading up to World War One? | Travel to the United States in k222 for the next question! | 7. The extreme form of Nationalism is known as what? | Visit the country that initiated World War One, Serbia is located by K319 | 8. Which historical figure was assassinated by the Black Hand, ultimately starting World War One? | Thanks for playing! |
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