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 things can you check out? | 2 | 2. Where can you find chapter books? | Fiction | 3. What do non-fiction books have on the spine? | Numbers | 4. What do we use to keep a book\'s place on the shelf? | Place markers | 5. In what section can you find encyclopedias, atlases, and dictionaries? | The Reference section | 6. What is the ONLY thing the OPAC computers should be used for? | Looking for books | 7. How many people can sit at a table that has 3 chairs? | 3 | 8. What is the 1st step in checking out a book? | Scan your card | 9. Can items from the Reference section be checked out to take home? | No | 10. Can you check out new books if you have overdue books? | No |
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