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. An arctic pair that is white but not ghosts | polar bears | 2. They say that bats come out at night But don't be overcome with fright A bat hangs in the yard somewhere and your next clue is hidden there | a | 3. Out in the dark and under a tree Look for a key Don't be afraid of guts and goo For on that key is your next clue | c | 4. Jack-o-lanterns light the night Their eerie faces shining bright The knife that shaped them lies around And holds your next clue safe and sound | G | 5. Look on the yard, look all around Or your next clue will not be found Beware the woman dressed in black Your clue is hidden in her hat | H | 6. Don't be afraid, but look for white Not in a box; not on a kite A specter's hanging in the yard Your next clue's hidden in his garb | R | 7. Black cats roam about at night They always hiss and sometimes bite Along the fence is where they hide You'll find a clue by one cat's side | M | 8. Where is your next clue you may ask? Your next clue's hidden in a mask On the back porch the mask you'll find But on your way keep watch behind | R | 9. Tonight is not all fright and fear A trick or treat is waiting near The kitchen holds a sweet surprise Enter the house and claim your prize | M |
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