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 is the name of the librarian's cat? | Sebastian | 2. What are these computers used for? | To look for books | 3. How many DCF books must you read to vote? | 5 books | 4. Name a biography you would like to read. | Answers may vary. | 5. Follow the fiction section from A-Z. Write the name and call number of a book you would like to read this year. | Answers may vary. | 6. How many books can you check out at once? | Three chapter books or four graphic novels. | 7. Are you allowed to check out books if you have overdue books? | No | 8. What is the call number for the Lunch Lady series? | GN KRO | 9. Name one magazine you are interested in reading. | Answers may vary. |
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