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. Who is the author of Possum Magic? | Mem Fox | 2. Name three beaches in Port Fairy? | Pea Soup, East Beach, South Beach2 | 3. Who is Mrs Dowel’s favourite author? | Mem Fox3 | 4. Who is Miss Clark’s favourite author? | Nick Bland4 | 5. What is the name of Miss Groves’ dog? | Moses5 | 6. What are the names of the prep pet fish? | Polkadot, Massa Massa, Otto6 | 7. What date is Christmas? | December 25th7 | 8. Where is the Port Fairy Consolidated School Christmas Bazzar held? | Village Green8 | 9. Who are the members of One Direction? | Zayn, Louis, Liam, Harry, Niall9 | 10. How many teachers work at our school? | 19 10 | 11. How many hours are there in a day? | 24 11 | 12. How many days in the month November? | 30 12 | 13. How many eggs are in one dozen? | 12 13 | 14. How many corners does a hexagon have? | 6 14 | 15. Name a shape that has four edges. | square or rectangle 15 | 16. What are the colours on the Australian Flag? | red, white and blue16 | 17. What are the three colours on the Aboriginal Flag? | red, black and yellow17 | 18. Who won the Melbourne Cup? | Fiorente18 | 19. How many days until summer? | 9 days19 | 20. What months are in Autumn? | March, April and May20 | 21. What month is the Port Fairy Folk Festival? | March21 | 22. Who is the principal of our school? | Mark Chapman or Mr Chapman22 | 23. Name three countries that start with S. | Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sudan, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria. 23 | 24. Name three famous dogs. | Scooby Doo, Spot, Clifford24 | 25. Name three parts of a bike. | These could include: axle, brakes, chain, frame, fork, gears, stem, handlebars, pedal, saddle, seat, seat post, spokes, tyre, inner tube, wheel, derailleur, hub, crank arm, chainring25 | 26. How many strings are on a standard guitar? | 6 26 |
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