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. This state and river share a name, which comes from an Indian word meaning “Father of Waters.” | Mississippi | 2. If you visit the National Mall, where are you? | Washington DC | 3. Where does the Liberty Bell hang? | Liberty Bell | 4. Snap, crackle, pop! Name the cereal capital of the world: | Battle Creek Michigan | 5. Name the northernmost point of the 50 states | Point Barrow, Alaska | 6. America’s national anthem is | Star-Spangled Banner | 7. How many words are in the Pledge of Allegiance? | 31 | 8. This song celebrates our national pastime. Name that tune. | Take me out to the Ball Park | 9. What event took place to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence? | The Liberty Bell was rung | 10. Which countries were enemies of the U.S. during World War II? | Germany, Japan, and Italy | 11. How many amendments, or changes, are there to the U.S. Constitution? | 27 | 12. Who was the first woman to run for vice president on a major party ticket? | Geraldine Ferraro | 13. The first official U.S. flag, adopted in 1777, had what component(s) on it? | Thirteen starts and 13 stripes | 14. Who was the first president to be inaugurated on January 20th? | Franklin Roosevelt | 15. How many representatives are there in the House of Representatives? | 435 | 16. Which two U.S. presidents were impeached? | Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson | 17. What special group advises the President of the United States? | The Cabinet | 18. How long is the term of Supreme Court justices? | Life | 19. Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death?” | Patrick Henry | 20. Which battle produced the bloodiest day of the Civil War? | Antietam | 21. What is the symbol of the Republican Party? | Elephant |
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