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. What does NAFTA stand for? | North American Free Trade Agreement | 2. What is a solution that the government is trying to reduce pollution in Mexico city? | use of public buses, carpooling, riding bike | 3. Why were the Zapatistas against NAFTA? | They were scared of Mexicans losing jobs | 4. How was political power distributed in Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico? | Brazil - federal, Cuba - unitary, Mexico - federal | 5. What are the four types of economies and what do they mean? | traditional- the way business was done in the past, command - business controlled and owned by the government, market - business controlled and owned by individuals, mixed - mix of two economies usually market and command | 6. What were the four M.A.I.N reasons that led to World War 1? Hint: What does M.A.I.N stand for? | Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism | 7. Part 1: Who defeated the Aztecs and who was the leader of the Aztecs? Part 2: Who defeated the Incas and who was the leader of Incas? | Part 1:Hernan Cortes (Spanish conquistador) and Montezuma II (Aztec Ruler) Part 2: Francisco Pizarro (Spanish conquistador) and Atahualpa (Incan leader) | 8. What was the Columbian Exchange? | The Columbian Exchange refers to a period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds. | 9. What are the 4 factors of Economic Growth? | Entrepreneur, Natural Resources, Capital Goods, and human capital | 10. Name 3 religions with the sacred text. | Christianity- Bible, Islam- Koran, Judaism- Torah | 11. What is the most common economy? | mixed economy | 12. What are the three economic questions? | What to make? How to make it? For whom to make? | 13. What is the meaning of an entrepreneur? | A person who takes a risk by starting a business. | 14. Who was Prince Henry the Navigator? | He was an important figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and the Age of Discoveries. | 15. What is the difference between Parliamentary and Presidential democracies? | In parliamentary democracy the executive is elected by the legislative and in presidential the executive is elected by the citizens. | 16. What led to the collapse of the Soviet Union? | Cold war | 17. What country was created from the former Soviet Union? | Russia | 18. What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire? | Tenochtitlan | 19. What did Montezuma and Atahualpa have in common? | They were conquered by Spain. | 20. What is a problem in the Amazon Rainforest? | Deforestation | 21. Draw the flag of the Aztecs the best you can. | teacher will check | 22. Draw a picture of human capital and capital goods. | teacher will check | 23. Where would Cuba, Brazil, and Mexico on the continuum? | teacher will check | 24. Label all the countries and features on the map. Go to get the map in your teachers room. You'll be timed | Answer sheet separate |
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