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. Name the 3 branches of government? | Legislative, executive, and judicial | 2. What is your favorite game on Ben's Interactive Game Webpage. Scan the code below to view your options. | answers will vary | 3. Choose a video to watch on kids.gov to learn more about a specific subject. Write down the subject you chose plus one fact you learned. | answers will vary | 4. Who makes laws? Scan the QR Code below to take you to the specific webpage. | Congress, which is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate | 5. How are laws made? Examine the QR Code at the bottom of the page and list the next step after the Bill is Introduced. | The Bill Goes to Committee | 6. Name a U.S. Symbol. List 2 facts that you learned about your symbol. | flag, bald eagle, liberty bell, Uncle Sam, etc. | 7. Name two of the freedom of rights protected in the Bill of Rights? | Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, etc. |
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