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. When were swings invented? | The first swing set was actually created at the University of Virginia Summer School in 1912 | 2. What is this used for? | It is designed for kids to climb and play. | 3. How do you play tether ball? | You have two players who hit the ball back and forth until someone manages to wrap the ball all the way around the pole. | 4. Where do you normally find playgrounds? | At schools or parks. | 5. Why is it important for kids to have a playing area outside? | So they develop a liking for getting exercise and learn to play with others while spending time outside. |
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