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. What African nation hosted the soccer World Cup? | South Africa | 2. What is the fourth largest island in the world? | Madagascar | 3. Nigeria is named after what river? | River Niger | 4. What is the meaning of the word Ghana? | Warrior King | 5. What do the colors represent on the Kenyan flag? | Black – the people, Red – the blood and struggle for independence, Green – Agriculture, White – peace | 6. What animal lives only in the Congo? | Okapi, a relative of the giraffe | 7. How many countries are in Africa? | 54 | 8. What is a group of hyenas called? | A “clan” | 9. What is the longest river in Africa, and how long is it? | The Nile is 4,132 miles long | 10. How do you say “hello” in Kriolu? | Bom dia | 11. What plant did the Ancient Egyptians use to make paper? | Papyrus | 12. What is the official language in Senegal? | French |
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