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. The kids are stringing popcorn to decorate the Christmas tree. Each strand has 15 popcorn kernels. How many kernels should there be on 12 popcorn strands? | 180 | 2. The Christmas Kid Carolers sing 3 Christmas songs at each home they visit. There are 4 houses on Pine Tree Drive, 2 homes on Chestnut Trail, and 5 houses on Holly Lane. How many carols will they sing in all? | 33 | 3. Penguin Pete went to the mall to get all of his Christmas shopping done! He bought 42 gifts for his family and friends, but can only carry 7 gifts at a time out to his car. How many trips will Pete need to take from the mall to his car to load up all of the gifts? | 6 | 4. It takes Mrs. Matthews 2 hours 15 minutes to decorate the gingerbread house. If she begins at 1:30 pm, what time does she finish? | 3:45 | 5. Santa had 98 presents in his red bag. He gave 23 to James, 31 to Maggie, and 21 to Sophia. How many presents does Santa have left for you? | 23 | 6. Santa drops off 40 gifts per hour. How many gifts can he drop off in 4 1/2 hours? | 180 | 7. After Santa bought the reindeer boots, they were still cold. He decided to buy each reindeer a scarf and a hat. How many scarves and hats would he need if there were 9 reindeer? | 36 | 8. Tim earned his Christmas gift money by plowing driveways. He earned $10 for each driveway he plowed. If he wanted to buy gifts that totaled $188, how many driveways would he have to plow? | 19 | 9. Each student receives 6 pieces of candy from their teachers. If there are 294 students, how many pieces of candy did they receive? | 1,764 | 10. Santa gave Rudolph 6 carrots on Friday. He gave him half as many carrots on Saturday, and three times as many carrots on Sunday than he did on Saturday. How many carrots did Rudolph have on Saturday? How many on Sunday? | Saturday 3 and Sunday 9 | 11. Larry decorated his Christmas tree with 3 boxes containing 20 ornaments each. If he only used half of the last box of ornaments, how many ornaments did Larry use? | 50 | 12. | 13. Leo bought 9 dozen candy canes to sell at the school store. If he sold 6 dozen candy canes, how many would he have left? | 36 | 14. Santa has 25 sacks of presents on his sleigh. Each sack contains 36 presents. How many presents are there altogether? | 900 | 15. Piper, one of Santa’s elves, is making cookies. She puts 5 chocolate chips in each cookie. She has made 6 dozen cookies so far. How many chocolate chips has she used? | 360 | 16. Ella the Elf has been making baby dolls for 12 years in Santa’s factory. She has become very productive with the time she is given. Ella is able to make a baby doll every 47 minutes. How many minutes does it take Ella to make 39 baby dolls? | 1,833 minutes | 17. The elves sat down to watch a Christmas movie on Friday. The movie lasts 2 hours, 15 minutes. If the movie starts at 7:50, what time will the movie end? | 10:05 | 18. Santa received 643 letters on one day. The next day he received 321 letters and the day after that 456. How many letters did Santa receive in all? | 1,420 | 19. Mrs. Claus had 982 Christmas trees. If she gave 236 trees to the elves, how many trees did she have left? | 746 | 20. A tree costs $127.36 and a wreath costs 34.23. If Ginger wants to buy both and she gives the store owner $200, how much change will she get back? | $38.41 | 21. Mr. and Mrs. Claus took a vacation to the Bahamas after Christmas. Their plane flight cost $434 each and their hotel cost $143 a night. They shared a room and stayed 4 nights. How much money did they spend on their flight and hotel? | $1,440 |
The kids are stringing popcorn to decorate the Christmas tree. Each strand has 15 popcorn kernels. How many kernels should there be on 12 popcorn strands?&choe=UTF-8
Question 1 (of 21)
The Christmas Kid Carolers sing 3 Christmas songs at each home they visit. There are 4 houses on Pine Tree Drive, 2 homes on Chestnut Trail, and 5 houses on Holly Lane. How many carols will they sing in all?&choe=UTF-8
Question 2 (of 21)
Penguin Pete went to the mall to get all of his Christmas shopping done! He bought 42 gifts for his family and friends, but can only carry 7 gifts at a time out to his car. How many trips will Pete need to take from the mall to his car to load up all of the gifts?&choe=UTF-8
Question 3 (of 21)
It takes Mrs. Matthews 2 hours 15 minutes to decorate the gingerbread house. If she begins at 1:30 pm, what time does she finish?&choe=UTF-8
Question 4 (of 21)
Santa had 98 presents in his red bag. He gave 23 to James, 31 to Maggie, and 21 to Sophia. How many presents does Santa have left for you?&choe=UTF-8
Question 5 (of 21)
Santa drops off 40 gifts per hour. How many gifts can he drop off in 4 1/2 hours?&choe=UTF-8
Question 6 (of 21)
After Santa bought the reindeer boots, they were still cold. He decided to buy each reindeer a scarf and a hat. How many scarves and hats would he need if there were 9 reindeer?&choe=UTF-8
Question 7 (of 21)
Tim earned his Christmas gift money by plowing driveways. He earned $10 for each driveway he plowed. If he wanted to buy gifts that totaled $188, how many driveways would he have to plow?&choe=UTF-8
Question 8 (of 21)
Each student receives 6 pieces of candy from their teachers. If there are 294 students, how many pieces of candy did they receive?&choe=UTF-8
Question 9 (of 21)
Santa gave Rudolph 6 carrots on Friday. He gave him half as many carrots on Saturday, and three times as many carrots on Sunday than he did on Saturday. How many carrots did Rudolph have on Saturday? How many on Sunday?&choe=UTF-8
Question 10 (of 21)
Larry decorated his Christmas tree with 3 boxes containing 20 ornaments each. If he only used half of the last box of ornaments, how many ornaments did Larry use?&choe=UTF-8
Question 11 (of 21)
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Question 12 (of 21)
Leo bought 9 dozen candy canes to sell at the school store. If he sold 6 dozen candy canes, how many would he have left?&choe=UTF-8
Question 13 (of 21)
Santa has 25 sacks of presents on his sleigh. Each sack contains 36 presents. How many presents are there altogether?&choe=UTF-8
Question 14 (of 21)
Piper, one of Santa’s elves, is making cookies. She puts 5 chocolate chips in each cookie. She has made 6 dozen cookies so far. How many chocolate chips has she used?&choe=UTF-8
Question 15 (of 21)
Ella the Elf has been making baby dolls for 12 years in Santa’s factory. She has become very productive with the time she is given. Ella is able to make a baby doll every 47 minutes. How many minutes does it take Ella to make 39 baby dolls?&choe=UTF-8
Question 16 (of 21)
The elves sat down to watch a Christmas movie on Friday. The movie lasts 2 hours, 15 minutes. If the movie starts at 7:50, what time will the movie end?&choe=UTF-8
Question 17 (of 21)
Santa received 643 letters on one day. The next day he received 321 letters and the day after that 456. How many letters did Santa receive in all?&choe=UTF-8
Question 18 (of 21)
Mrs. Claus had 982 Christmas trees. If she gave 236 trees to the elves, how many trees did she have left?&choe=UTF-8
Question 19 (of 21)
A tree costs $127.36 and a wreath costs 34.23. If Ginger wants to buy both and she gives the store owner $200, how much change will she get back?&choe=UTF-8
Question 20 (of 21)
Mr. and Mrs. Claus took a vacation to the Bahamas after Christmas. Their plane flight cost $434 each and their hotel cost $143 a night. They shared a room and stayed 4 nights. How much money did they spend on their flight and hotel?&choe=UTF-8
Question 21 (of 21)
