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. 1. What is Santa Clause called in Madagascar? | Santa Claus is called 'Dadabe Noely' | 2. 2. What is the date of Christmas Day in Serbia? | January 7 | 3. 3. What is the traditional Christmas Day meal in Japan? | Fried chicken or fruitcake | 4. 4. What kind of fruit is often found in the stockings of children who live in the Canadian Prairies? | Oranges (Japanese) | 5. 5. In addition to musical instruments, what do Greek children sometimes carry when they go carolling? | Model boats | 6. 6. What do children do with their shoes in Spain on January 5th? | Put them by the door and/or fill them with grass | 7. 7. What do people in Costa Rica use to decorate their homes for Christmas? | Fresh tropical flowers | 8. 8. According to a popular Australian Christmas song, what are the “6 white boomers” that help pull the sleigh? | Kangaroos |
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