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. Never use glassware that is _________, or broken. Find QR Code 2 | cracked | 2. Know the location of and how to use _________ in the classroom. Find QR Code 3 | safety equipment | 3. Lab safety rules are reviewed so _________. Find QR Code 4 | no one will get hurt | 4. Never _________ in the lab unless you are told to do so. Find QR Code 5 | eat or drink | 5. Who cleans up the lab after experiments? Find QR Code 6 | you | 6. Always cut with sharp objects pointed _________ you or others. Find QR Code 7 | away from | 7. _________ an open flame can cause your clothing to ignite. | reaching over | 8. Never begin any lab activity until you have _________. | read the directions | 9. The proper way to smell a chemical is called _________. | wafting |
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