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. Should make a positive first impression - sets the stage for the story | Cover | 2. Heavy paper between the cover and first and last pages - used to hold the book together - often contain the table of contents | Endsheets | 3. first page of the book- provides critical reference information about the school and year - identifies the theme | Title Page | 4. introduces the story of the year (theme) explains the book content | Opening | 5. indicate sections and provide continuity throughout the book | Dividers | 6. departments or coverage areas of the book, traditional or chronological | Sections | 7. finishes the story of the year | Closing | 8. sections include student life, academics, sports, organizations, people, advertising and an index | Traditional Coverage | 9. sections are organized as the year progresses - uses a time element - the trend in yearbooks | Chronological Coverage | 10. combined coverage spreads are built on topics with content from all traditional content areas | Blended coverage | 11. activities that affect students’ lives - students should be viewed as individuals not as members of a class, club or organization | Student Life | 12. curriculum-related experiences | Academics | 13. interscholastic competitions and athletic activities | Sports | 14. school groups and activities, emphasizes value of membership | Organizations | 15. students, faculty and staff photos - record of school populations and feature stories | People | 16. business and/or personal ads - dictated by policy and budget- revenue source | Advertising |
Should make a positive first impression - sets the stage for the story&choe=UTF-8
Question 1 (of 16)
Heavy paper between the cover and first and last pages - used to hold the book together - often contain the table of contents&choe=UTF-8
Question 2 (of 16)
first page of the book- provides critical reference information about the school and year - identifies the theme&choe=UTF-8
Question 3 (of 16)
introduces the story of the year (theme) explains the book content&choe=UTF-8
Question 4 (of 16)
indicate sections and provide continuity throughout the book&choe=UTF-8
Question 5 (of 16)
departments or coverage areas of the book, traditional or chronological&choe=UTF-8
Question 6 (of 16)
finishes the story of the year&choe=UTF-8
Question 7 (of 16)
sections include student life, academics, sports, organizations, people, advertising and an index&choe=UTF-8
Question 8 (of 16)
sections are organized as the year progresses - uses a time element - the trend in yearbooks&choe=UTF-8
Question 9 (of 16)
combined coverage spreads are built on topics with content from all traditional content areas&choe=UTF-8
Question 10 (of 16)
activities that affect students’ lives - students should be viewed as individuals not as members of a class, club or organization&choe=UTF-8
Question 11 (of 16)
curriculum-related experiences&choe=UTF-8
Question 12 (of 16)
interscholastic competitions and athletic activities&choe=UTF-8
Question 13 (of 16)
school groups and activities, emphasizes value of membership&choe=UTF-8
Question 14 (of 16)
students, faculty and staff photos - record of school populations and feature stories&choe=UTF-8
Question 15 (of 16)
business and/or personal ads - dictated by policy and budget- revenue source&choe=UTF-8
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