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. Using the Unabridged Dictionary across from Mrs. Noggler\\\'s office, find the definition of pyrope. What is it used for? | It is a gem. | 2. 2. In the Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance, Volume 4, what is the salary range for orthodontists? Hint: CAR 331.7 ENC | $129030 to $163,000+ | 3. 3. Madame Helena Blavatsky was the founder of the _________ movement. Hint: 932 JAC Building the Great Pyramid | Theosophy | 4. 4. How many years did O. Henry spend in jail? Hint: 920 CAR Little Known Facts About Well Known People | 5 | 5. 6. Who is the Ghanaian poet that appears in Maya Angelou\\\'s \\\"All God\\\'s Children Need Traveling Shoes\\\"? Hint: 818 MAY Comprehensive Research and Study Guide Maya Angelou | Kwesi Brew | 6. 7. J. L. Hornibrook claimed that a _____ ate the Ghost Ship\\\'s crew. Hint: 910 HIC Ghost Ship | giant squid/octopus | 7. 8. Can foreigners own land on Easter Island? Hint: 996 MOR Easter Island | No (unless they marry an islander) |
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