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. What is the square root of 144? | 12 | 2. What are the three colors on Old Glory? | Red, White, and Blue | 3. In what US State is Yellowstone located? | Wyoming | 4. For whom does the bell toll? | Thee | 5. What is the third book of the New Testament? | Luke | 6. How many inches are there in a yard? | 36 | 7. What does a Cardiologist specialize in? | Heart | 8. On the Periodic Table what does Au stand for? | Gold | 9. Thomas Jefferson died on the same date as what other US President? | John Adams | 10. Which sitcom features the characters Sheldon, Leonard, Raj, Howard and Penny? | Big Bang Theory | 11. What TV Game Show does Alex Trebek host? | Jeopardy | 12. What are the four seasons? | Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall | 13. What four states make up the "Four Corners"? | Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona | 14. What is the formula for the area of a circle? | Pi R Squared | 15. What is the only sport mentioned in the bible? | Baseball | 16. What is the only US State mentioned in the bible? | Arkansas | 17. What is the longest mountain range? | Andies | 18. How many items are in a Baker's Dozen? | 13 | 19. Finish this saying: A watched pot... | never boils | 20. What was the forty-ninth state to join the union? | Alaska | 21. Count to five in spanish? | uno dos tres quatro cinco |
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