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 were the names of the three ships that sailed to Jamestown, Virginia? | The three ships were the Susan Constant, the Godspeed and the Discovery. | 2. How long was this voyage? | The voyage lasted four months. | 3. Who sponsored the expedition? | The Virginia Company sponsored the expedition in order to form a permanent colony in Virginia. | 4. How many passengers and crew members were aboard the ships for this voyage? | The ships carried 105 passengers and 39 crew members. | 5. Two ships returned to London, which ship stayed behind? Why? | The Discovery remained behind in Virginia and was used to explore the Chesapeake Bay and coastal waters. |
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