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. Africa has the world's longest river. What is it called? | Nile River | 2. What do most people do for a living in Africa? | Farm | 3. Antarctica covers and surrounds the ? | South Pole | 4. What is the world's lowest temperature in degress Fahrenheit? | Negative 128.6 degrees | 5. How much of the world's land does Asia cover? | 1/3 | 6. What animal lives only in China? | Panda | 7. Name an unusual wild animal that lives in Australia. | Kangaroo, koala, platypus, wombat | 8. When was gold discovered in Australia? | 1851 | 9. How many countries are there in Europe? | 49 | 10. What famous mountain range that begins with the letter "A" can be found in Europe? | Alps | 11. Which two continents are larger than North America? | Asia & Africa | 12. Which ocean borders North America on the west? | Pacific Ocean | 13. How many countries are there in South America? | Twelve | 14. Where in the world is the largest tropical rainforest located? | Amazon River Basin |
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