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. Is the number 1,372 odd or even? Explain how you know. | even | 2. How would you write 783 in expanded form? | 700 + 80 + 3 | 3. What’s the number word for three hundred one? | 301 | 4. Write the standard form for this number: 50 + 4 + 600 | 654 | 5. True or False? 200 > 20 | False | 6. True or False? 991 < 1000 | True | 7. Use number bonds to solve this addition problem: 27 + 6 = ________ Show the equations that go with the bonds. | Answers may vary | 8. Use number bonds to solve this subtraction problem: 52 - 8 = ________ Show the equations that go with the bonds. | Answers may vary | 9. Solve the riddle and find the secret number: The secret number is greater than 161. It is less than 169. It has 4 ones. | 164 | 10. 57 + 18 = 75 shows regrouping. Write a sentence or two to explain what regrouping means. Do your best guess. | Answers may vary. | 11. Did you enjoy the treasure hunt? Why or why not? | Answers may vary |
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