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. How did Pirates travel around? | ship | 2. What did Pirates look for? | treasure | 3. What did they use to find their booty? | map | 4. What items made up their booty? | gold coins, gold, silver and jewels | 5. What was the leader of the ship called? | captain | 6. Who steered the ship? | helmsman | 7. What job did the injured Pirates have to do? | cook | 8. Every Pirate had to agree to a strict set of rules. What were they called? | Pirate code | 9. Pirate's needed their sleep. What time did they turn their lights out? | 8pm | 10. What happened to Pirates who didn't obey the code? | punished | 11. What was one of their punishments? | left on an Island without food | 12. What did Pirates wear on their head? | hat or headscarf | 13. Who shared the booty out? | quartermaster | 14. What is another name for the Jolly Roger? | skull and crossbones | 15. What is the crows nest used for? | look out for land and ships | 16. Why does the ship need a sail? | to catch wind to move |
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