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. Number of valence electrons for Sn | 4 | 2. Number of valence electrons for Cs | 1 | 3. Energy level for Ne | 2 | 4. Energy level for Te | 5 | 5. Phase of Mercury at room temperature | liquid | 6. Phase of Silicon at room temperature | Solid | 7. Phase of Nitrogen at room temperature | Gas | 8. I'm a Metal (Li, Si, S) | Li | 9. I have the smallest ionization energy (N, P, As) | As | 10. I have the largest atomic mass (K, Ca, Sc) | Sc | 11. I'm a member of the Halogen family (S, Cl, Ar) | Cl | 12. I have the greatest electron affinity (Al, Si, P) | P | 13. I have the largest atomic radius (Ga, Al, Si) | Ga | 14. I'm a member of the noble gases (Te, I, Xe) | Xe | 15. I have 4 energy levels (Si, Ge, Sn) | Ge | 16. I'm a member of the alkali metals (Li, Be, B) | Li | 17. I have six valence electrons (As, Se, Br) | Se | 18. I'm a metalloid (Pb, Bi, Po) | Po | 19. I created the very first Periodic Table | Dmitri Mendeleev | 20. I organized the modern periodic table by increasing atomic number | Henry Moseley | 21. I have the highest ionization energy (N,O,F) | F | 22. I form a +3 ion when I bond(Na, Mg, Al) | Al | 23. I have the smallest atomic radius (Sn, Sb, Te) | Te | 24. I have the highest electron affinity (Br, Cl, F) | F | 25. I'm a member of the Transition Metals (Zn, Al, Na) | Zn | 26. I have the highest ionization energy (C,P,Se) | C |
Number of valence electrons for Sn&choe=UTF-8
Question 1 (of 26)
Number of valence electrons for Cs&choe=UTF-8
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Energy level for Ne&choe=UTF-8
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Energy level for Te&choe=UTF-8
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Phase of Mercury at room temperature&choe=UTF-8
Question 5 (of 26)
Phase of Silicon at room temperature&choe=UTF-8
Question 6 (of 26)
Phase of Nitrogen at room temperature&choe=UTF-8
Question 7 (of 26)
I'm a Metal (Li, Si, S)&choe=UTF-8
Question 8 (of 26)
I have the smallest ionization energy (N, P, As)&choe=UTF-8
Question 9 (of 26)
I have the largest atomic mass (K, Ca, Sc)&choe=UTF-8
Question 10 (of 26)
I'm a member of the Halogen family (S, Cl, Ar)&choe=UTF-8
Question 11 (of 26)
I have the greatest electron affinity (Al, Si, P)&choe=UTF-8
Question 12 (of 26)
I have the largest atomic radius (Ga, Al, Si)&choe=UTF-8
Question 13 (of 26)
I'm a member of the noble gases (Te, I, Xe)&choe=UTF-8
Question 14 (of 26)
I have 4 energy levels (Si, Ge, Sn)&choe=UTF-8
Question 15 (of 26)
I'm a member of the alkali metals (Li, Be, B)&choe=UTF-8
Question 16 (of 26)
I have six valence electrons (As, Se, Br)&choe=UTF-8
Question 17 (of 26)
I'm a metalloid (Pb, Bi, Po)&choe=UTF-8
Question 18 (of 26)
I created the very first Periodic Table&choe=UTF-8
Question 19 (of 26)
I organized the modern periodic table by increasing atomic number&choe=UTF-8
Question 20 (of 26)
I have the highest ionization energy (N,O,F)&choe=UTF-8
Question 21 (of 26)
I form a +3 ion when I bond(Na, Mg, Al)&choe=UTF-8
Question 22 (of 26)
I have the smallest atomic radius (Sn, Sb, Te)&choe=UTF-8
Question 23 (of 26)
I have the highest electron affinity (Br, Cl, F)&choe=UTF-8
Question 24 (of 26)
I'm a member of the Transition Metals (Zn, Al, Na)&choe=UTF-8
Question 25 (of 26)
I have the highest ionization energy (C,P,Se)&choe=UTF-8
Question 26 (of 26)