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 thief entered the room @ 9:00PM. | 1 | 2. The thief turned on the lights once inside the room and went through the closet looking for something in particular. It was not found there. (Fuzzy) | 2 | 3. The thief brought dinner from McDonalds. Unfortunately, some ketchup spilled on the table. The thief finished eating @ 9:20PM. | 3 | 4. The thief had to get paper towels and wash up after eating. (Never far from Mr. Hinz's desk) | 4 | 5. Now that the thief had a full belly, the thief decided to check ESPN.com for the score of the big game. The game ended @ 9:30PM. (Always blue, but never sad) | 5 | 6. The thief checked the went through Mr. Hinz's closet looking for something. It doesn't seem like it was found there. | 6 | 7. The thief went to explore Mr. Hinz's desk. The chair the thief was standing on tipped and crashed to the floor. (His friends called him Curly) | 7 | 8. Having finally found what the thief was looking for, the thief raced out the door. Fortunately, the thief left behind one more clue, a fingerprint. Use this fingerprint to identify the thief and solve the crime. | 8 |
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