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. It's time for a CIS Library Scavenger Hunt! You will work with your team to collect words in different places in the library. Go to the dinosaur books and scan the QR code taped to the shelf. Write down the word that it shows, then go to the next location. Good luck! | intro | 2. If you were looking for the DINOSAUR books you are in the right spot! Write down the word "BACKWARDS" on your paper, then go to the books about pets. Scan the QR code near this group of books. | BACKWARDS | 3. If you were looking for the PET books you are in the right spot. Write down the word “CAN” on your paper, then go to the paperback books and scan the QR code. | CAN | 4. If you were looking for the PAPERBACK books you are in the right spot! Write down the word “ALLIGATORS” on your paper, then go to the fiction books written by Dan Gutman (F Gut) and scan the QR code. | ALLIGATORS | 5. If you were looking for the DAN GUTMAN BOOKS you are in the right spot! Write down the word “NOT” on your paper, then go to the books about aliens and UFOs. Be sure to scan the QR code to get your next word. | NOT | 6. If you were looking for the ALIEN books you are in the right spot! Write down the word “MOVE” – now, put those five words together in a sentence about alligators and give your paper to Mrs. Koster. | MOVE |
It's time for a CIS Library Scavenger Hunt! You will work with your team to collect words in different places in the library. Go to the dinosaur books and scan the QR code taped to the shelf. Write down the word that it shows, then go to the next location. Good luck!&choe=UTF-8
Question 1 (of 6)
If you were looking for the DINOSAUR books you are in the right spot! Write down the word "BACKWARDS" on your paper, then go to the books about pets. Scan the QR code near this group of books.&choe=UTF-8
Question 2 (of 6)
If you were looking for the PET books you are in the right spot. Write down the word “CAN” on your paper, then go to the paperback books and scan the QR code.&choe=UTF-8
Question 3 (of 6)
If you were looking for the PAPERBACK books you are in the right spot! Write down the word “ALLIGATORS” on your paper, then go to the fiction books written by Dan Gutman (F Gut) and scan the QR code.&choe=UTF-8
Question 4 (of 6)
If you were looking for the DAN GUTMAN BOOKS you are in the right spot! Write down the word “NOT” on your paper, then go to the books about aliens and UFOs. Be sure to scan the QR code to get your next word.&choe=UTF-8
Question 5 (of 6)
If you were looking for the ALIEN books you are in the right spot! Write down the word “MOVE” – now, put those five words together in a sentence about alligators and give your paper to Mrs. Koster.&choe=UTF-8
Question 6 (of 6)
