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. Describe species, genetic, and ecosystem diversity. | Species:Number of species in an ecosystem, genetic:Variation of genes within a species, ecosytem:Number and variety of ecosystems | 2. What is biodiversity and does it increase or decrease towards the equator? | Abundance and variety of organisms in an ecosystem. Increases. | 3. Provide 3 reasons for why it's important to conserve biodiversity? | Economic value, healthy biosphere, aethestic value | 4. What are renewable resources and provide 2 examples. | Resources that are renewed by natural processes faster than they are consumed. Solar, wind | 5. What are non-renewable resources and provide 2 examples. | Resources that are renewed by natural processes over millions of years. Coal, petroleum | 6. What is the Endangered Species Act? | Protects both plants and animals that are endangered including their habitat | 7. Describe habitat fragmentation. | When a piece of land is divided into smaller pieces of land | 8. What is biological magnification? | Increasing concentration of toxic substances as trophic levels increase | 9. Describe 2 ways in which habitats can be destroyed. | Habitat destruction and habitat disruption | 10. What is the difference between background extinction and mass extinction? | Background is the gradual process of extinction and mass is when a large percentage become extinct over a short period of time | 11. What is an invasive species and why are they a threat? | Non-native species introduced to an area and threat because they take over | 12. What is overexploitation? | Excessive use of a species for economic value | 13. What is bioremediation? | Using organims to get rid of toxic substances | 14. What is sustainable use? | Using resources at a rate in which they can be renewed or replaced |
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