QR Challenge: First Day Science Scavenger Hunt

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Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

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

Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa ) onto their mobile devices
Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

B. The lesson:

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!

C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. Q1 How many square feet does the fire blanket cover?Hint: find the area of the blanket.	35 sq. ft.
2. Q2 Who has a pet that isn't a cat or dog? Write their names- the human and the pet- and the type of pet they have.	varies
3. Q3 Whose room has the emergency shower?	Mrs. Landis'
4. Q4 Find someone who was born out of state or in another country. Write down that person's name and where they were born.	varies
5. Q5 What is the height and length of a floor tile in centimeters?	30cmx30cm
6. Q6 Find someone who loves science AND broccoli. Record their name.	varies
7. Q7 What is the highest magnification power on the microscopes in this room?Hint: multiply eyepiece magnification by the largest lens magnification	400x
8. Q8 Introduce yourself to two people you don't know. Write down their names.	varies
9. Q9 What is the height, in metric units, of the classroom door?	213cm or 2meters and 13cm.
10. Q10 How wide is the hallway? You must answer in metric units.	3.63m
11. Q11 what would you use to protect your clothing during a lab experiment? Where are these located in the room?	apron in drawer
12. Q12 Write down the name of one scientist on a poster in the room or room next door that you've never heard of and write what they did or studied.	varies
13. Q13 Who has a living organism in their room?	varies
14. Q14 Which science teacher has a human skeleton in their room?	Mr. Powell
15. Q15 What is at least one of the teacher's classroom rules?	varies