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.
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1. This States nickname, the Keystone State refers to the central stone in an arch which holds all of the other stones together. This state was in the center of the original 13 colonies (6 above it and 6 below it), and was also central to much of the economic, social, and political development of the country. | Pennsylvania | 2. The Titanic was scheduled to arrive at Chelsea Piers on April 16, 1912 at the conclusion of her maiden voyage. The “unsinkable” ship struck an iceberg and sank on April 14. Of the 2,200 passengers aboard, 675 were rescued by the Cunard liner Carpathia, which arrived at the Chelsea Piers on April 20th. | New York | 3. Cape Canaveral is America's launch pad for space flights. | Florida | 4. Jewel Cave (in the Black Hills) is the fourth largest cave in the world, with 57.4 miles of surveyed and mapped passages. | South Dakota | 5. Dick and Mac McDonald opened the first McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, ( ) | California | 6. This state has the most dense system of highways and railways in the United States | New Jersey | 7. Microsoft Corporation is located in Redmond. Its founder, Bill Gates, is the world's wealthiest man | Washington | 8. In 1888, Helena had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the world. | Montana | 9. Kilauea volcano on the Big Island is the largest and most active volcano in the world. | Hawaii | 10. In 1879, Cleveland became the first city to be lighted by electricity. | Ohio |
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