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. On a standard traffic light, is the green light on top or bottom? | Bottom | 2. How many states are there in the US? (don't laugh, some people don't know) | 50 | 3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch? | Right | 4. What 6 colors on the classic Campbell's soup label? | Blue, Red, White, Yellow, Black, Gold | 5. What 2 letters don't appear on the telephone dial(no cheating!!!)? | Q,Z | 6. When you walk does your left arm swing w/ your right or left leg? | left | 7. How many matches are in a standard pack? | 20 | 8. Which was does water go down the drain? | It depends on the plumbing fixture | 9. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run? | towards bottom right | 10. Who's face is on the dime? | Roosevelt | 11. How many sides does a stop sign have? | 8 or 10 including the front and back side | 12. Do books have even # pages on the right or left? | left | 13. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel? | 5 | 14. How many sides are there on a standard pencil? | 6 | 15. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing? | Bashful | 16. How many hotdog buns are in a standard package? | 6 | 17. How many curves are in a standard paper clip? | 3 | 18. Does a merry-go-round turn clockwise or counterclockwise? | counterclockwise |
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