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 do the real Christmas festivities begin in Germany? | December 6th | 2. What do children in Germany use to count down the days until Christmas? | Advent wreaths | 3. When are Christmas trees decorated in Germany and who decorates them? | Christmas Eve and only the parents | 4. How do Germans refer to the feast on Christmas Eve? | Dickbauch | 5. Which German foods are eaten on Christmas Day? | Goose,Stollen,Lebkuchen | 6. Where can you find the most famous German Christmas market? | Nuremburg |
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