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. Where is Honolulu located? | Honolulu is located in the Pacific Ocean on the island of Oahu and is in the state of Hawaii. | 2. What is the climate of Honolulu during the winter? | The climate of Honolulu in the winter is 78F in the daytime and can get down to 10F at night!. | 3. What is one thing Oahu is known for? | The beach isn't the answer, here are some choices: Diamond Head a volcano, Pearl Harbor, Lolani palace, Nuuanu Pali Lookout, King Kamehameha Statue. | 4. What kind of transportation do the Hawaiians use? | They use something called TheBus, The Waikiki Trolley, and taxis. | 5. What are some foods that Hawaiians eat? | If you said any of these answers you were correct: Shaved Ice, Portuguese donuts, Sushi, An Ordinary Plate Lunch- two scoops of rice, macaroni salad, kalua pork, Korean Barbecue, chicken katsu, beef teriyaki or mahimahi. |
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