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.
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1. "Mrs. O'Regan has eyes in the back of her head." is an example of a(n) | idiom | 2. "Mean monsters make magnificent meatloaf." is an example of | alliteration | 3. "The sailboat danced gracefully passed us." is an example of | personification | 4. "The umbrella was a roof over my head." is an example of a(n) | metaphor | 5. "The ocean's waves were as loud as a roaring lion" is an example of a(n) | simile | 6. "He was so tall his head touched the clouds" is an example of a(n) | hyperbole | 7. "The fire crackled and popped on a cold night"uses what type of figurative language? | onomatopoeia | 8. "He spilled the beans." is an example of a(n) | idiom | 9. "The teardrop was dew running down my face" is an example of a(n) | metaphor | 10. "I had a mountain of homework!" is an example of a(n) | hyperbole |
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