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. What is the name of the system of organization in the library? | Dewey Decimal System | 2. What does Destiny Quest do? | Search for resources in the library collection | 3. Name three ways that you can search for resources in Destiny. | Title, Author,Subject | 4. Perform a title search in Destiny for "Twilight".Find the book on the shelf for the next clue. Record the Call Number. | F MEY | 5. Perform a subject search for "genetic engineering". Find one of the nonfiction titles for your next clue.Record the Call Number. | 660.6 SOL | 6. Perform an Author search for "Sharon Creech". Find one of her novels for the next clue.Record the Title. | Absolutely Normal Chaos | 7. Perform a subject search for "Amelia Earhart". Find one of the books about her for the next clue.Record the Call Number. | 921 EAR | 8. Perform a title search for "Seven wonders beyond the solar system". Find the book for the next clue.Record the Call Number. | 523.8 MIL | 9. Perform a subject search for "basketball". Find one of the fiction titles for the final clue. Record the Title. | Summer Ball | 10. Perform a title search for "The Fault in Our Stars" How many copies does the library own? Are either of them available for check out today? | two. no |
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What does Destiny Quest do?&choe=UTF-8
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Name three ways that you can search for resources in Destiny.&choe=UTF-8
Question 3 (of 10)
Perform a title search in Destiny for "Twilight".Find the book on the shelf for the next clue. Record the Call Number.&choe=UTF-8
Question 4 (of 10)
Perform a subject search for "genetic engineering". Find one of the nonfiction titles for your next clue.Record the Call Number.&choe=UTF-8
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Perform an Author search for "Sharon Creech". Find one of her novels for the next clue.Record the Title.&choe=UTF-8
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Perform a subject search for "Amelia Earhart". Find one of the books about her for the next clue.Record the Call Number.&choe=UTF-8
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Perform a title search for "Seven wonders beyond the solar system". Find the book for the next clue.Record the Call Number.&choe=UTF-8
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Perform a subject search for "basketball". Find one of the fiction titles for the final clue. Record the Title. &choe=UTF-8
Question 9 (of 10)
Perform a title search for "The Fault in Our Stars" How many copies does the library own? Are either of them available for check out today?&choe=UTF-8
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