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 is significant about the Mayflower Compact in American history? | Fisrt form of self-government in America. | 2. Why did the British government impose the Stamp Act, and why was it unpopular in the colonies?2 | It was imposed to raise revenue from the colonies, and it was unpopular because it was seen as taxation without representation.2 | 3. What form of government in ancient Greece influenced the concept of democracy in the U.S. Constitution?3 | The direct democracy of Athens, where citizens voted on laws themselves.3 | 4. What ancient Greek idea was adopted in the U.S. Constitution to prevent any one person or group from having too much power?4 | The concept of checks and balances.4 | 5. What was a key difference between ancient Greek democracies and the U.S. federal republic?5 | Ancient Greek democracies often practiced direct democracy, while the U.S. uses a representative democracy model. |
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