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. A Panther | What is Elmwood School's mascot? | 2. Four rooms | How many rooms did Elmwood School have when it first opened in 1914? | 3. District #401 | What school district is Elmwood School part of? | 4. Who is the current principal of Elmwood School? | Mrs. Ponzio-Pappas | 5. 1958 | When was part of Elmwood School torn down and rebuilt? | 6. A butterfly garden | What special feature was added to Elmwood School in 2012? | 7. District #85 | Before Elmwood School belonged to district #401, to what district did it belong? | 8. Parents And Teachers Together | What does PATT stand for? | 9. Panther Press | What is the name of Elmwood's School Newspaper? | 10. A new addition | What exciting changes are coming to Elmwood School in the 2014-15 school year? |
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