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. The part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and the spinal cord. | central nervous system | 2. The part of the nervous system consisting of millions of nerve cells that communicate what is going on in the body. | peripheral nervous system | 3. Acts as the command center for the body; thousands of pieces of data are transmitted to and from every second. | brain | 4. Fluid that acts like a cushion and shock absorber for the brain and the spinal cord. | cerebrospinal fluid | 5. The largest part of the brain; controls muscle movements and receives information from the senses. | cerebrum | 6. A distinct area of the cerebrum. | lobe | 7. The part of the cerebrum that controls conscious movement and makes a person alert to what is going on around them. | frontal lobe | 8. The part of the cerebrum that interprets pain, touch, and temperature, as well as some tastes and pressure on the skin. | parietal lobe | 9. The part of the cerebrum that deals with hearing, speech, and memory. | temporal lobe | 10. The part of the cerebrum that stores information about what a person sees; receives messages from the eyes and interprets those messages. | occipital lobe | 11. The part of the brain that sends messages to muscles throughout the body; located underneath the cerebrum. | cerebellum | 12. The part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord and controls involuntary actions. | brain stem | 13. Backbone; protects the spinal cord. | spinal column | 14. Bones in your spinal column. | vertebrae | 15. A bundle of nerve fibers that connects the brain to the rest of the body. | spinal cord | 16. A nerve cell that carries impulses between various parts of the body. | neuron | 17. A nerve cell that carries messages to the brain. | sensory neurons | 18. A nerve cell that carries messages from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles. | motor neuron | 19. The part of a neuron that receives messages from other neurons. | dendrite | 20. An electrical message passed from neuron to neuron. | impulse | 21. The part of the neuron that receives messages from the dendrite and passes the messages to the next neuron. | axon | 22. A gap between neurons that messages cross. | synapse | 23. Chemicals that cross the synapse and carry messages on to the next sensory neuron. | neurotransmitters | 24. Protective covering of axons that help the neuron send messages faster. | myelin sheath | 25. Controls your skeletal muscle movements; helps your body adjust to its external environment. | somatic nervous system | 26. Controls involuntary activities; usually you do not have conscious control over these activities. | autonomic nervous system | 27. An action that happens before the brain has time to think about the action. | reflex |
The part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and the spinal cord.&choe=UTF-8
Question 1 (of 27)
The part of the nervous system consisting of millions of nerve cells that communicate what is going on in the body.&choe=UTF-8
Question 2 (of 27)
Acts as the command center for the body; thousands of pieces of data are transmitted to and from every second.&choe=UTF-8
Question 3 (of 27)
Fluid that acts like a cushion and shock absorber for the brain and the spinal cord.&choe=UTF-8
Question 4 (of 27)
The largest part of the brain; controls muscle movements and receives information from the senses.&choe=UTF-8
Question 5 (of 27)
A distinct area of the cerebrum.&choe=UTF-8
Question 6 (of 27)
The part of the cerebrum that controls conscious movement and makes a person alert to what is going on around them.&choe=UTF-8
Question 7 (of 27)
The part of the cerebrum that interprets pain, touch, and temperature, as well as some tastes and pressure on the skin.&choe=UTF-8
Question 8 (of 27)
The part of the cerebrum that deals with hearing, speech, and memory.&choe=UTF-8
Question 9 (of 27)
The part of the cerebrum that stores information about what a person sees; receives messages from the eyes and interprets those messages.&choe=UTF-8
Question 10 (of 27)
The part of the brain that sends messages to muscles throughout the body; located underneath the cerebrum.&choe=UTF-8
Question 11 (of 27)
The part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord and controls involuntary actions.&choe=UTF-8
Question 12 (of 27)
Backbone; protects the spinal cord.&choe=UTF-8
Question 13 (of 27)
Bones in your spinal column.&choe=UTF-8
Question 14 (of 27)
A bundle of nerve fibers that connects the brain to the rest of the body.&choe=UTF-8
Question 15 (of 27)
A nerve cell that carries impulses between various parts of the body.&choe=UTF-8
Question 16 (of 27)
A nerve cell that carries messages to the brain.&choe=UTF-8
Question 17 (of 27)
A nerve cell that carries messages from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles.&choe=UTF-8
Question 18 (of 27)
The part of a neuron that receives messages from other neurons.&choe=UTF-8
Question 19 (of 27)
An electrical message passed from neuron to neuron.&choe=UTF-8
Question 20 (of 27)
The part of the neuron that receives messages from the dendrite and passes the messages to the next neuron.&choe=UTF-8
Question 21 (of 27)
A gap between neurons that messages cross.&choe=UTF-8
Question 22 (of 27)
Chemicals that cross the synapse and carry messages on to the next sensory neuron.&choe=UTF-8
Question 23 (of 27)
Protective covering of axons that help the neuron send messages faster.&choe=UTF-8
Question 24 (of 27)
Controls your skeletal muscle movements; helps your body adjust to its external environment.&choe=UTF-8
Question 25 (of 27)
Controls involuntary activities; usually you do not have conscious control over these activities.&choe=UTF-8
Question 26 (of 27)
An action that happens before the brain has time to think about the action.&choe=UTF-8
Question 27 (of 27)
