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. Which popular Christmas song was actually first written for Thanksgiving? | Jingle Bells | 2. What were the names of the Three Wise Men | Gaspar, Melchior and Balthazar | 3. Which Saint is the character of Santa Claus based on | Saint Nicholas | 4. What were the names of the original eight reindeers | Dasher Dancer Prancer Vixen Comet Cupid Dunder and Blixem | 5. How do you say 'Merry Christmas' in France | Joyeux Noel | 6. Which American government agency tracks Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve | NORAD | 7. What is the most popular holiday plant decoration in America | Poinsettia flower | 8. What is the best-selling Christmas recording of all-time | White Christmas | 9. How many sides does a snowflake have | six sides | 10. 'Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen'. When is the 'Feast of Stephen'? | 26th of december |
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