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 teacher librarian is Mrs Kirk | T | 2. A fiction book is a made up story | T | 3. A nonfiction book is full of information and facts | T | 4. You can read Girlfriend, Donna Hay and Top Gear magazines in the library | T | 5. Fiction books are organised by numbers | F | 6. Nonfiction books are organised by Dewey Decimal Classification | T | 7. You can borrow books for 4 weeks | F | 8. The library is not open at recess | F | 9. Year 7 may borrow 1 book | F | 10. Mrs Violi’s office is in the library | T | 11. Non fiction books are organised by their subject or topic | T | 12. The person who writes a book is called an illustrator | F | 13. Fiction books are organised in alphabetical order by the author’s surname | T | 14. The counsellor’s office is not in the library | F | 15. You can search for our library books on any computer | T | 16. You can find good websites on our library catalogue | T | 17. You don’t need a library card to borrow | F | 18. Melville Dewey was the man who organised the nonfiction section of the library | T | 19. You will get an overdue notice in roll call if your book is overdue | T | 20. You can see our library catalogue from only 1 computer at school | F | 21. It costs $5 to buy a new library card | F | 22. Mrs Owen and Mrs DDS help in the library | T | 23. You can bring your school bag into the library | F | 24. The 2 computer areas in the library are Library 1 and Library 2 | T | 25. You can come in the library before school | T |
The teacher librarian is Mrs Kirk&choe=UTF-8
Question 1 (of 25)
A fiction book is a made up story&choe=UTF-8
Question 2 (of 25)
A nonfiction book is full of information and facts&choe=UTF-8
Question 3 (of 25)
You can read Girlfriend, Donna Hay and Top Gear magazines in the library&choe=UTF-8
Question 4 (of 25)
Fiction books are organised by numbers&choe=UTF-8
Question 5 (of 25)
Nonfiction books are organised by Dewey Decimal Classification&choe=UTF-8
Question 6 (of 25)
You can borrow books for 4 weeks&choe=UTF-8
Question 7 (of 25)
The library is not open at recess&choe=UTF-8
Question 8 (of 25)
Year 7 may borrow 1 book&choe=UTF-8
Question 9 (of 25)
Mrs Violi’s office is in the library&choe=UTF-8
Question 10 (of 25)
Non fiction books are organised by their subject or topic&choe=UTF-8
Question 11 (of 25)
The person who writes a book is called an illustrator&choe=UTF-8
Question 12 (of 25)
Fiction books are organised in alphabetical order by the author’s surname&choe=UTF-8
Question 13 (of 25)
The counsellor’s office is not in the library&choe=UTF-8
Question 14 (of 25)
You can search for our library books on any computer&choe=UTF-8
Question 15 (of 25)
You can find good websites on our library catalogue&choe=UTF-8
Question 16 (of 25)
You don’t need a library card to borrow&choe=UTF-8
Question 17 (of 25)
Melville Dewey was the man who organised the nonfiction section of the library&choe=UTF-8
Question 18 (of 25)
You will get an overdue notice in roll call if your book is overdue&choe=UTF-8
Question 19 (of 25)
You can see our library catalogue from only 1 computer at school&choe=UTF-8
Question 20 (of 25)
It costs $5 to buy a new library card&choe=UTF-8
Question 21 (of 25)
Mrs Owen and Mrs DDS help in the library&choe=UTF-8
Question 22 (of 25)
You can bring your school bag into the library&choe=UTF-8
Question 23 (of 25)
The 2 computer areas in the library are Library 1 and Library 2&choe=UTF-8
Question 24 (of 25)
You can come in the library before school&choe=UTF-8
Question 25 (of 25)
