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. Name four ways in which Bill Meikle is like Ben Franklin | They look alike. They both are from Boston. They both love to talk to people. They both love to learn new things. | 2. How does Bill Meikle know what kinds of things Ben Franklin would say | Bill Meikle knows from reading Ben Franklin's words in his books and letters and from reading books about him. | 3. What would have happened if the National Association of Fire Prevention had not used Bill Meikle in their film | He probably wouldn't have gotten the idea to do his show, "Ben Franklin Alive!" | 4. What is the main idea of this story | answer4 Bill Meikle's show helps people get to know Ben Franklin in a new way. | 5. From what you learned in The Many Lives of Benjamin Franklin, what are some questions you would have for Bill Meikle |
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