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. Which body of water stretches between Cuba and South America | Caribbean Sea | 2. Which body of water is located on the entire western side of Mexico | Pacific Ocean | 3. A canal built through the Isthmus of Panama to allow ships to travel easily between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans | Panama Canal | 4. What is the mountain chain along the western end of South America | Andes Mountains | 5. What is the longest mountain range in the world | Andes Mountains | 6. What is the mountain chain along the western end of Mexico | Cierra Madre | 7. This desert is known as the driest place on Earth. It is located at a high elevation along the coast of Chile | Atacama Desert | 8. What river is the second longest river in the world | Amazon | 9. In what country is the Amazon River located | Brazil |
Question 1 (of 9)
Question 2 (of 9)
Question 3 (of 9)
Question 4 (of 9)
Question 5 (of 9)
Question 6 (of 9)
Question 7 (of 9)
Question 8 (of 9)
Question 9 (of 9)