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. Stop monkeying around and find the first clue | bananas | 2. Mirror-mirror on the wall, you’re one step closer to finding it all. | Paige’s | 3. You were getting warmer but now you are cold. | freezer | 4. Now might be a great time to sit down with a good book. | bookshelf | 5. You know what they say, in treasure hunts X always marks the box. | xbox | 6. Better hurry before a squirrel beats you to it. | tree | 7. Don’t be a fool, look near the pool. | back side of the pool | 8. Make sure to clean your shoes before finding more clues. | mudroom | 9. Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack there’s a clue near the candle stick. | mantle | 10. This clue demands that you first wash your hands. | upstairs bathroom | 11. You shouldn’t fail because you’ve got mail. | in the mailbox |
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