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. Nutrient | A chemical compound that helps the body carry out its function. They are grouped into six categories: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, mineral, and water. | 2. Carbohydrate | The nutrient that is the body’s main source of energy. There are two categories simple or sugars and complex such as starches. | 3. Fiber | A unique form of a complex carbohydrate that does not provide energy. There are two types soluble which dissolves in water and insoluble which absorbs water. | 4. Protein | A nutrient that builds, maintains, and repairs body tissue. Is essential for healthy muscles, skin, bones, eyes, and hair. | 5. Amino Acids | Small units that can be combined in certain ways to produce complete proteins. Some can be created by the body, while others cannot and must be gotten from food. | 6. Complete Protein | A protein source that provides all of the amino acids. Provided by, animals foods such as fish, meats, poultry, eggs, milk, and milk products. | 7. Incomplete Protein | A protein source that does not provide all of the amino acids. | 8. Fat | Substance that regulates bodily functions and helps carry some vitamins through the system. Adds flavor to foods. | 9. Hydrogenation | Process in which hydrogen is added under pressure to polyunsaturated fats, such as soybean oil, and changes liquid into a solid fat. | 10. Trans Fatty Acid | An unsaturated fat that goes through the hydrogenation process. Also called trans-fat. | 11. Cholesterol | A fat-like substance that is found in all body cells and in all animal foods, such as meat, egg yolk, and dairy products. | 12. Saturated Fat | A fat that tends to increase the amount of cholesterol in the blood and is solid at room temperature. These can be found in lard, butter, whole-milk products, the visible fat on meat, and tropical (coconut, palm, and palm kernel) oils. | 13. Monounsaturated Fat | A fat that is liquid at room temperature and does not raise cholesterol levels. Olive oil and peanut oil are both good examples. | 14. Polyunsaturated Fat | A fat that is liquid at room temperature. Corn oil, sunflower oil, and soybean oil are examples. Nuts, seeds, and fish contain some. | 15. Vitamin | Substance that helps regulate many bodily functions. Divided into two types: water-soluble, dissolves in water, and fat-soluble, are stored in the liver. | 16. Minerals | An essential part of your bones and teeth; regulates body processes. Divided into two categories: major and trace however both types are equally important for good health. 2 | 17. Additive | Substance added to a food to improve it in some way. Added to a food product specifically to enhance or change it or because of the way it is processed. | 18. Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) | The amount of each essential nutrient that will meet the nutritional needs of the majority of healthy Americans for a day. Developed by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences. | 19. Daily Value | The amount of a nutrient that a person needs every day, based on a 2,000-calorie diet. These would be higher or lower if you eat more or less than 2,000 calories a day. | 20. Nutrient-Dense Food | A food that is low in calories, but rich in nutrients. Broccoli, carrots, sunflower seeds, and whole-wheat breads are examples. | 21. Phytochemicals | Natural chemicals such as those found in plants, fruits, vegetables, grains, and dry beans. Each type of food seems to have a different mix and seem to have anti-cancer properties. | 22. Vitamin A | Keeps skin and hair healthy and strengthens immune system. Protects eyes and enables night vision. Fat-soluble vitamin and is stored in fat cells in the body. This vitamin is sometimes referred to as “Carotene”. | 23. Vitamin B | Also known as Thiamin. Helps use carbohydrates for energy. Promotes normal appetite in the body. This vitamin prevents Beriberi. Water-soluble vitamin and must be eaten every day. | 24. Vitamin C | Strengthens the immune system. Helps keep teeth, gums, blood vessels, and bones healthy. This vitamin is destroyed by high temperatures and sunlight in foods. This vitamin prevents Scurvy. Helps heal wounds and absorb iron. Water-soluble vitamin and must be eaten every day. | 25. Vitamin D | Helps the body absorb and regulate calcium and phosphorous for strong bones, teeth, and muscles. This vitamin prevents Rickets. This vitamin is made by the body when exposed to sunlight. Fat-soluble vitamin and is stored in fat cells in the body. | 26. Vitamin E | Protects other nutrients. Helps create muscles and red blood cells. This vitamin functions mainly as a dietary antioxidant. Fat-soluble vitamin and is stored in fat cells in the body. | 27. Vitamin K | Assists in clotting the blood. This vitamin performs is function by helping the liver make a substance called prothrombin. Fat-soluble vitamin and is stored in fat cells in the body. |
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