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. Question #1 - A book of maps is called: a. an atlas, b. an almanac, c. an encyclopedia | answer #1 - a. an atlas | 2. Question #2 - The award given each year for the best illustrations in a book is called: a. the Bluebonnet Award, b. the Caldecott Award, c. the Newbery Award | answer #2 - b. the Caldecott Award | 3. Question #3 - The book's index is located: a. in the front of the book, b. after the dedication page, c. at the end of the book | answer #3 - c. at the end of the book | 4. Question #4 - The Dewey number for folk tales and fairy tales is: a. 636.6, b. 398.2, c. 599.4 | answer #4 - b. 398.2 | 5. Question #5 - A book about a person written by the person is: a. a collective biography, b. a biography, c. an autobiography | answer #5 - c. autobiography | 6. Question #6 - A mini dictionary of key words in a book is called: a. a glossary, b. an index, c. an appendix | answer #6 - a. a glossary | 7. Question #7 - The copyright date of a book is usually found on: a. the dedication page, b. the verso of the title page, c. the back cover of the book | answer #7 - b. the verso of the title page | 8. Question #8 - The call number of the book is found on: a. the cover, b. the spine label, c. the title page | answer #8 - b. the spine label | 9. Question #9 - The person who makes the pictures in a book is: a. the author, b. the publisher, c. the illustrator | answer #9 - c. the illustrator | 10. Question #10 - The table of contents is located: a. at the beginning of the book, b. the end of the book, c. on the inside of the back cover | answer #10 - a. at the beginning of the book | 11. Question #11 - The term for using someone's information without giving them credit is: a. borrowing, b. plagiarism, c. copying | answer #11 - b. plagiarism | 12. Question #12 - When using the online catalog, you cannot search for a book by: a. author, b. number of pages, c. series | answer #12 - b. number of pages |
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