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. How many numbers are in a bar code? | 13 | 2. What colours are bar codes made of? | Black and white | 3. What does the word decryption mean? | The activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; “a secret key or password is required for decryption. | 4. What does the word encryption mean? | The activity of converting data or information into code. | 5. What was the name of the German codes in the war? | Enigma code |
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