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. Who was an American industrialist, founder of ford motor company and a sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production | Henry Ford | 2. Who was an American business tycoon, philanthropist, investor,computer programmer, and inventor who founded Microsoft Computers | Bill Gates | 3. Who became one of the world’s wealthiest men and a major American philanthropist of the 1800’s by becoming the co-founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry | J.D. Rockefeller | 4. Who was a Scottish American industrialist who amassed a fortune by leading the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and later became a major philanthropist | Andrew Carnegie | 5. Who was an American entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor who was the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc | Steve Jobs | 6. Who was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb | Thomas Edison | 7. Who was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known was known for building a single franchise store into the world's largest company, Wal-Mart | Sam Walton | 8. Who was an American business magnate, cartoonist, filmmaker,philanthropist, and voice actor. As a prominent figure within the American animation industry and throughout the world, he is regarded as a cultural icon, known for his influence and contributions to entertainment during the 20th century. He co-founded The Walt Disney Company | Walter "Walt" Disney | 9. Who took over ownership of McDonald's in 1954 and built it into the most successful fast food operation in the world | Ray Kroc | 10. Who was one of the most powerful bankers of his era, an American financier, banker, philanthropist and art collector who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation during his time. Also, financed railroads and helped organize U.S. Steel, General Electric and other major corporations | J.P. Morgan |
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