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.
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1. The feather hovered in the air and did not fall. In this sentence, the word hovered means _____. | floated | 2. Although the king thought he was being humane, his punishment for the criminal was seen as cruel by many people. In this sentence, the word humane means _____________. | kind | 3. She said that running the short race was as rigorous as running around the world. In this sentence, the word rigorous means _____. | hard or difficult | 4. Although Tom was anxious about the test, Tina was not worried at all. In this sentence, the word anxious means _____. | worried | 5. Spheres, such as baseballs and globes, will roll when pushed. In this sentence, the word spheres means _____. | ball shaped | 6. I tried to persuade her to recycle her plastic bottles, but I just couldn't talk her into it. In this sentence, the word persuade means _____. | convince | 7. Matt has such a kind disposition that he always helps people. In this sentence, the word disposition means _____. | attitude or way |
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