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. | 2. What does the word encryption mean? | Encryption means reformatting a file or text so that it cannot be easily read by others. | 3. How many numbers are in a bar code? | Most bar codes in the US are 12-digit UPC (Universal Product Code) bar codes, with ten digits at the bottom of the code and one small number to each side. | 4. What was the name of the German code in the war? | Enigma code | 5. | 6. What was the name of the place where the British broke the German codes? | Bletchley Park | 7. | 8. What does the word decryption mean? | It means to return the decoded letter back to it’s original state. |
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