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. Where can you look up a call number? | Catalog Computer | 2. Where can you check out books by yourself? | Self Check-out Station | 3. When can you use the library website to use Tutor.com to get help from a live tutor for free? | 2pm-midnight daily | 4. Where are the books about the human body? | 612 | 5. Where are the books about nutrition? | 613 | 6. Where are the books about modern Egypt? | 962 | 7. Where are the books about ancient Egypt? | 932 | 8. Which library database has lots of information written just for teens? | Britanica Library Young Adults | 9. What is the name of the Egyptian peninsula that connects Africa and Asia? | Sinai Peninsula | 10. Hint: Search in Britanica Library Young Adults to find the article on Egypt | NA | 11. What are the 2 biggest cities in Egypt today? | Cairo and Alexandria | 12. Hint: Search in Britanica Library Young Adults to find the article on Egypt | NA | 13. What nutrient is the human body’s main source of energy? | Carbohydrates | 14. Hint: Search in Britanica Library Young Adults to find the article on Nutrition | NA | 15. Which library database has pro and con arguments for many issues as well as articles and other resources for research? | Opposing Viewpoints | 16. What percent of Americans over the age of 2 drink at least one sugary beverage every day? | 50% | 17. Hint: Search Opposing Viewpoints and scroll down to Statistics | NA |
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Where can you check out books by yourself?&choe=UTF-8
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When can you use the library website to use Tutor.com to get help from a live tutor for free?&choe=UTF-8
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Where are the books about the human body?&choe=UTF-8
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Where are the books about nutrition?&choe=UTF-8
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Where are the books about modern Egypt?&choe=UTF-8
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Where are the books about ancient Egypt?&choe=UTF-8
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Which library database has lots of information written just for teens?&choe=UTF-8
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What is the name of the Egyptian peninsula that connects Africa and Asia?&choe=UTF-8
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Hint: Search in Britanica Library Young Adults to find the article on Egypt&choe=UTF-8
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What are the 2 biggest cities in Egypt today?&choe=UTF-8
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Hint: Search in Britanica Library Young Adults to find the article on Egypt&choe=UTF-8
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What nutrient is the human body’s main source of energy?&choe=UTF-8
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Hint: Search in Britanica Library Young Adults to find the article on Nutrition&choe=UTF-8
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Which library database has pro and con arguments for many issues as well as articles and other resources for research?&choe=UTF-8
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What percent of Americans over the age of 2 drink at least one sugary beverage every day?&choe=UTF-8
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Hint: Search Opposing Viewpoints and scroll down to Statistics&choe=UTF-8
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