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. Coll/Struay is a small Scottish Island. This means there is water all around and lots of beaches where you can paddle, build sandcastles and look for otters, seals and birds. | answer1 | 2. You can travel to Coll/Struay on a ferry, which is a big boat. | answer2 | 3. People like to go for long walks in Coll/Struay. There are lots of footpaths and it is a safe place to go walking. | answer3 | 4. All the roads on Coll/Struay are single track roads which means there is not enough space for two cars to drive next to each other. | answer4 | 5. There are no buses or trains on Coll/Struay. | answer5 | 6. The little shops and cafes are run by people who live on the island. There is no Tesco, MacDonalds, Build a Bear or any other big shops and restaurants. | answer5 | 7. It doesn't get too cold on Coll/Struay, but it is sometimes very windy. | answer6 | 8. Fishing is very popular in Coll/Struay and people catch lots of fish especially mackerel. | answer7 |
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