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. I am used to measure length in meters. | Meter stick | 2. I usually hold liquids. I come in different sizes and have rough volume markings. | Beaker | 3. I am used to measure mass, in grams | Triple Beam Balance | 4. I am used to accurately measure volume of liquids, in milliliters. I come in a variety of sizes and have fine volume markings. | Graduated Cylinder | 5. I allow for things that are too small to be seen. | Microscope | 6. I am used when you need to squeeze small drops of liquids or to transfer liquids. | Pipette | 7. I am used a hand held devise to enlarge specimens so they can be seen in greater detail. | Magnifying lens | 8. EYE am a piece of safety equipment. | Safety Goggles | 9. I am used to measure mass in grams, but my measurements are usually more accurate. | Digital Scale | 10. If you want to look at something under the microscope, I would be useful. | Glass Slide | 11. I am a very common piece of lab glassware. I come in different sizes and have no volume markings. Chemicals are often mixed in me. | Test Tube | 12. If you did not have me, you would not know to wear shorts or a coat! | Thermometer |
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