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. I'm planning a road trip to Florida, and I would like to look at a map. Where do I find one? | 6 The Atlas Stand | 2. I am doing research on the life of the magician Houdini. Where would I find a book about him? | 14 Biography Collection | 3. I would like to relax and read in a comfortable chair. Where would I go? | Bradley Reading Room | 4. I am interested in seeing what new books the library has recently added to the collection. Where would I find the newest books? | 8 New Book Display Shelf | 5. I would like to check out a book. Where do I go? | 3 The Circulation Desk | 6. I would like to print out some color images for my history class project. Where do I print them? | 15 Color Printer | 7. I need to make some copies of my roommate's notes. What can I use? | 9 The Copy Machine | 8. I need to look up definitions to my vocabulary words for English. Where will I find the dictionaries? | 4 The Dictionary Stand | 9. Mr. Kapustik has asked me to choose a book to read for enjoyment. I'm not fond of nonfiction, so where should I look? | 11 Fiction Collection | 10. I've heard that Maus I and II are good books. Where are they located? | Write the number on the floor plan Graphic Novels (GN) | 11. Mrs. Poston asked me to come see her for extra help. Where would I find her? | 18 Librarian's Office | 12. I would like to see the most recent issue of GQ Sports Illustrated. Where would I find it? | 2 Magazines and Newspapers | 13. My roommate told me to print my English homework to the library. Where do I pick it up? | 19 Main Library Printer | 14. In what section of the library would I find books on SAT prep? | 13 Non-Fiction Collection | 15. I forgot my laptop and need to use the library webpage to look up a book. Where can I use a computer? | 5 Desktop Computers for Catalog | 16. Mrs. Poston has suggested I use the British Writers Series to begin my research on Geoffrey Chaucer. Where are these books located? | 7 Reference Collection | 17. I would like to read some of Edgar Allan Poe's creepy short stories. Where would I find a collection of his works? | 12 Short Stories (SC) | 18. During evening study hall, I like to find a quiet place all to myself to study. Where is a good place to go? | 7 Study Carrels | 19. Mrs. Poston is going to teach us to use Noodle Tools today for our history project. We are supposed to meet her in the library. Where can she show all of us the website at the same time? | 20 White board/projector |
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