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. I am used to extinguish or control small fires in emergency situations. | fire extinguisher | 2. I am used to cover your body and clothing for protection.2 | apron2 | 3. I am a tool used to hold, work with, or measure large volumes of liquids.3 | beakers3 | 4. I am a collection of supplies for emergency medical treatment.4 | first aid kit4 | 5. I am used to protect your hands from harmful substances.5 | gloves5 | 6. I am used to protect your eyes when working with fire,chemicals, or sharp objects.6 | goggles6 | 7. I am used to make accurate volume measurements of liquids.7 | graduated cylinder7 | 8. I am a single hand held lens that enlarges the image of an object.8 | hand lens8 | 9. I am an electronic tool used to heat flat bottomed containers like beakers.9 | hot plate9 | 10. I am an electronic device used for data collection.10 | LaQuest10 |
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