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. Where is the safest place to cross Great North Road? You will find the answer on the fence by this safest place. | The safest place to cross any road is at a Zebra Crossing. | 2. The safest place to cross any road is at a Zebra Crossing. Name three things your bike should have on it to keep you safe. Find the answer where we store bikes at school. | Your bike should have a front and back break, a rear reflector and a bell. | 3. Your bike should have a front and back break, a rear reflector and a bell. What is a sneaky driveway? Look on the big tree by the driveway at the end of the RTLB car park. | A sneaky driveway is a driveway that is hard to see down to see if anything is coming out. | 4. A sneaky driveway is a driveway that is hard to see down to see if anything is coming out. Name two things you should wear when riding a bike? Look for the answer on the gate to the pool. | A helmet and visible clothing. | 5. A helmet and visible clothing. Until what age do you legally have to be in a booster seat in a car? Look on the wooden fence above the car park. | You must be in a booster seat until your seventh birthday but if there is one in the car you have to use it until you are eight. | 6. You must be in a booster seat until your seventh birthday but if there is one in the car you have to use it until you are eight. Who pays the fine if you are not wearing your seat belt? Look by the staffroom door. | The driver pays the fine if you are not wearing a seat belt until you are 15, then you pay. | 7. The driver pays the fine if you are not wearing a seat belt until you are 15, then you pay. What is the speed limit around a school? Find the answer on the fence by the Kauri Corner. | The speed limit is usually 50 kilometres per hour around a school but changes to 40 around the beginning and end of school. | 8. The speed limit is usually 50 kilometres per hour around a school but changes to 40 around the beginning and end of school. How many ways can you think of to travel to school? Finish this last question back at your classroom. | Bike, walk, scooter bus, car, train, motorbike. |
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