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. 1) Name the author of the book ‘Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief’ Hint: Look for the call number F RIO. | Rick Riordan | 2. 2) Name 3 books written by Gabrielle Lord. | Conspiracy 365 – January , February, March | 3. 3) What is the name of the tenth chapter in Emily Rodda’s book ‘Deltora Quest –Shifting Sands’? | The Champion | 4. 4) What is the title of the book written by Anthony Horowitz that features a picture of a large green eye on the front cover? | Crocodile Tears | 5. 5) The popular children’s author Morris Gleitzman grew up in England and moved to Australia when he was a teenager. How old was he when he moved? | 16 | 6. 6) Name 3 books written by R.L.Stine. | Goosebumps | 7. 7) Name Jamie Kelly’s best friend in the book ‘Dear Dumb Diary, it’s not my fault I know everything’ written by Jim Benton. | Isabella | 8. 8) Duncan Ball writes a series called ‘Selby’. What type of animal is Selby and what is special about him? | Talking Dog | 9. 9) Mrs Leo loves to read stories written by Paul Jennings. Can you name his first book and the year it was published? Hint: You will need to read the About the Author section. | Unreal! 1985 | 10. 10) ‘Suffragette’ is written by Carol Drinkwater. What is the date of the first diary entry? | 28 March 1909 |
1) Name the author of the book ‘Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief’ Hint: Look for the call number F RIO.&choe=UTF-8
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3) What is the name of the tenth chapter in Emily Rodda’s book ‘Deltora Quest –Shifting Sands’?&choe=UTF-8
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4) What is the title of the book written by Anthony Horowitz that features a picture of a large green eye on the front cover?&choe=UTF-8
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5) The popular children’s author Morris Gleitzman grew up in England and moved to Australia when he was a teenager. How old was he when he moved?&choe=UTF-8
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6) Name 3 books written by R.L.Stine.&choe=UTF-8
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7) Name Jamie Kelly’s best friend in the book ‘Dear Dumb Diary, it’s not my fault I know everything’ written by Jim Benton.&choe=UTF-8
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8) Duncan Ball writes a series called ‘Selby’. What type of animal is Selby and what is special about him?&choe=UTF-8
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9) Mrs Leo loves to read stories written by Paul Jennings. Can you name his first book and the year it was published? Hint: You will need to read the About the Author section.&choe=UTF-8
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10) ‘Suffragette’ is written by Carol Drinkwater. What is the date of the first diary entry?&choe=UTF-8
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