Difficulty Difficult
Duration 60 minutes
Type of activity Long term activities
Season Spring,Summer,Fall
Occasion Any
Suitability Physically fit
Locations Outdoor
Tools
tablet
internet connection
QR code app
paper
tape
Goal
The aim of this activity is to get acquainted with the possibilities of new technologies and apply them practically to everyday life. During the activity, intergenerational cooperation is needed to achieve the goal of obtaining a treasure.
Intergenerational benefits
Understanding and relationship building
Understanding and relationship building
The activity promotes the understanding and appreciation of the attitudes, opinions, and experiences which different generations bring to the relationships, understanding and avoiding generational stereotypes and fostering tolerance of different lifestyles and an appreciation for cultural heritages, traditions and histories.
Intergenerational learning and skill sharing
Intergenerational learning and skill sharing
The activity promotes learning and skill sharing among younger and older generations. It involves the sharing of positive resources that the young and old have to offer each other, especially the experience with novelties of modern times and valuable life lessons as well as cultural and familiar traditions.
Health and wellbeing
Health and wellbeing
The activity promotes physical and mental well-being. It has a positive impact on the quality of life (feeling of self-worth and a reduction in loneliness and isolation, promotion of physical and cognitive activity).
Personal impact
Personal impact
Developing soft skills (like empathy, confidence, communication abilities, learning skills) and developing their own strengths and talents.
Cognitive skills
Cognitive skills
Supporting mental / brain-based skills we need to do anything from the simplest to the most complex tasks:perception, attention, memory, motor skills, language, visual and spatial processing, executive functions.
Community involvement
Community involvement
The activity increases confidence and involvement within the community. It offers a starting point that could have a positive impact within the community.
Step by Step
- Pick an historical or interesting point in your neighborhood.
- Localize points of interest and plan a walking route.
- Create one clue per point of interest in order to link participants to the treasure.
- Integrate clues in the QR code application and generate QR code for each clue.
- Print QR codes.
- On the day of walk or day in advance glue the QR codes close to the point of interests, so participant can easily find them.
- Charge tablets and connect them to internet, install google maps and QR code app.
- Make teams and mix the generations.
- Explain participants how to scan QR codes, using the app.
- Explain participants how to use google maps and how to use the route.
- Make sure that each team has a leader who knows how to work with tablet and used applications.
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