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. At what age did boys from Athens start going to school? | 7 | 2. Why did the Athenians build temples on the Acropolis? | to honor the Gods | 3. Which Goddess gave the gift of an "Olive Tree" to Athens? | Athena | 4. At what age did girls from Athens start school? | they didn't go to school | 5. Which Goddess was worshipped in the Parthenon temple? | Athena | 6. Who was allowed to vote in Athens? | Men | 7. What were Athenian soldiers called? | Hoplites | 8. Where were the houses of Athenian people located? | below the Acropolis | 9. What did Athenian soldiers have painted on their shield? | letter A | 10. Where did voting take place in Athens? | a hill called the pynx | 11. Where did the Gods and Goddess live? | Mt. Olympus | 12. Who is the ruler of the Gods and weather? | Zeus | 13. Which God would you pray to if you were about to go to war? | Ares | 14. What did the Goddess Hera protect? | women and marriage | 15. Who is the God of the sun, music, and truth? | Apollo | 16. Which Goddess does the symbol of a bow belong to? | Artemis | 17. At what age did Spartan boys leave home to go to military camp? | 7 | 18. Why did Spartan girls keep fit? | to have healthy babies | 19. What did Spartan boys do in order to have enough food to eat? | steal food | 20. What was Sparta surrounded by to protect it from invaders? | mountains | 21. What did Spartan soldiers hang in the trees after a battle to thank the Gods for victory? | weapons and armor | 22. At what age did Spartan men join the army? | 20 | 23. What type of Spartan baby was left to die at birth? | a weak baby | 24. What color cloak did the Spartan soldiers wear? | red | 25. What was a Spartan who was scared to fight called and how could you identify him? | Trembler and he had half of a moustache |
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