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. Where are the pyramids in Egypt? | Giza near Cairo | 2. Name any famous Pharoah? | e.g. Khufu | 3. Which organ should be left inside the body as part of the mummification process? | heart | 4. What is the name of the famous dam on the River Nile? | Aswan | 5. What crops did the ancient Egyptians grow on either side of the Nile? | wheat and barley | 6. Name one of the Gods worshipped by the Egyptians. | Rha | 7. What was Joseph given that made his brothers jealous? | colourful coat | 8. Name any 4 of the 7 continents. | Europe, Asia etc. | 9. In which continent is Egypt? | Africa | 10. What is the capital of Egypt? | Cairo | 11. Approximately how many years before the birth of Jesus were the Ancient Egyptians around? | 3000-5000 years |
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