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. I'm a box full of tiny people. Though you'll need to be in tune to see them. | TV | 2. I go up and down, but I am not a ride! I keep all things safe inside! Listen to me with your ears opened wide! You'll find what you are looking for taped to the outside. | garage door | 3. I'm thin and tall. I stand on the street. At night I am bright so no boogeymen creep. | street light | 4. This one is straight, but others are curvey. Some make you go topsey turvey. Up goes slow but down goes fast. Look close where you exit - that was a blast! | Slide | 5. I spit fire and smoke from within my belly, I cook your food with fire and flame, if your meal gets burned I take the blame. | BBQ Grill | 6. You'll miss this one if you rush, look near the curb where the waters gush. | Fire hydrant | 7. I do my job six days a week. Through all kinds of weather even snow and sleet. I'm small and sit upon a stand, you open me up and reach in your hand. | Mailbox | 8. I'm 10 feet off the ground with a board for my back. | BBALL hoop | 9. I have keys that love to sing they don't open doors or start motorized things. | Piano | 10. Here is your final destination to lead you to the missing item that will make this party complete. You may actually need to move there fast. This treat is not one to last. Solve the math to discover the number to the place that's made of lumber. Bring it back quick and don't get tricked. | House number |
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