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. the finish line in Nome | burled arch | 2. a type of sock that is made to protect the dog’s feet from small cuts and sores | booties | 3. any northern type dog | husky | 4. commands to start the team | Mush! Hike! All Right! Let’s Go! | 5. tired or injured dog carried in the sled | Dog in Basket | 6. rope attached to the sled which is used to tie the sled to a tree or other object | snub line | 7. line that connects dog’s harness to the tow line | tug line | 8. thin strips of wood which make up the bottom of a wooden sled basket | slats | 9. two dogs who lead the team side by side | double lead | 10. collection of lines to which dogs are attached. Includes tow line, tug lines and neck lines | rigging |
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