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. start? | Today you are going to complete challenges to win a bar of chocolate! There are prizes for first, second and third place. You’ve got to be in it to win it. | 2. Name 3 ways that heat energy can be transferred2 | Conduction, convection and radiation2 | 3. What is the scientific term for “heat energy”?3 | Infra-red radiation (IR)3 | 4. What is the difference between heat and temperature?4 | Temperature is the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in the substance. Measured in degrees centigrade or Celsius. Heat is a measure of energy on an absolute scale. Unlike temperature, it is not related to reference points. Heat is measured in Joules (j).4 | 5. What is the difference between specific latent heat and specific heat capacity5 | Specific heat capacity The amount of energy required (in joules) to raise the temperature of 1kg of material by 1oC5. Specific latent heat - The amount of energy in joules required to change the state of 1kg of a substance.5 | 6. Write out the order of the EM spectrum.6 | Radio, microwave, infra-red, visible, ultraviolet, x-ray, Gamma ray.6 | 7. Draw a diagram to show total internal reflection (TIR).7 | ...7 | 8. Work out this code: .-- .... --- / .. -. ...- . -. - . -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . / ... .- -- ..- . .-.. / -- --- .-. ... .8 | Who invented Morse code Samuel Morse8 | 9. Which UV rays are all reflected by the atmosphere?9 | C9 | 10. Give two uses of microwaves10 | Microwave ovens and satellite communications10 |
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Name 3 ways that heat energy can be transferred2&choe=UTF-8
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What is the scientific term for “heat energy”?3&choe=UTF-8
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What is the difference between heat and temperature?4&choe=UTF-8
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What is the difference between specific latent heat and specific heat capacity5&choe=UTF-8
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Write out the order of the EM spectrum.6&choe=UTF-8
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Draw a diagram to show total internal reflection (TIR).7&choe=UTF-8
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Work out this code: .-- .... --- / .. -. ...- . -. - . -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . / ... .- -- ..- . .-.. / -- --- .-. ... .8&choe=UTF-8
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Which UV rays are all reflected by the atmosphere?9&choe=UTF-8
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Give two uses of microwaves10&choe=UTF-8
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