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. How much does it cost to make a copy in our library? | 15 cents | 2. | 3. What State would you study by finding this Call No. J 917.91 Fraidin? | Arizona | 4. | 5. Who is the Wasilla Public Library Children’s Librarian? | Sara | 6. | 7. Cairo, the capital of What African Country? | Egypt | 8. | 9. What color of shirt am I (Florence) wearing today? | Black | 10. | 11. What is the Capital of Alaska? | Juneau | 12. | 13. What do the numbers mean on the spines of the books? | Nonfiction call No. | 14. | 15. What is the code BOB stand for in the Children’s Department? | Battle books | 16. | 17. Which is your favorite Dr. Seuss book? | in Hat | 18. | 19. In which year did World War Two start? | 1939 |
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