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. How many sinks are in the classroom? | 4 | 2. Where is the fire extinguisher located? | in front by lab table | 3. What is the name of the word wall in the classroom? | Speaking of Science | 4. Where does completed homework go? | in the basket with the correct period number | 5. Where does Mrs. Hughes write homework assignments? | front whiteboard on the right | 6. Where is the recycling bin located? | up front near the door | 7. What is our room number? | Room 36 | 8. What is the teacher's name - spelled correctly? | Mrs. Hughes | 9. What word does Mrs. Hughes think is most important in the classroom? | RESPECT | 10. How many students are in this class? | answers will vary | 11. What team are we on? | Team R | 12. How many years does it take for a diaper to decompose in the ocean? | 450 years | 13. Besides the title, what is one of the words on the word wall? | diversity or organism | 14. What is today's date? | answers will vary | 15. What are the two "no's" shown in our classroom? | excuses and stuff | 16. Name one of the organisms found in our classroom. | people, cockroaches, plant, fish | 17. What word has the same letters as the word "listen," but in a different order? | silent | 18. What time are students dismissed at the end of the day? | 2:43 p.m. | 19. Where should I be when the bell rings? | in my seat | 20. The title of a bulletin board is "Characteristics of _______?" | Life | 21. How many posters/pictures in the room have butterflies on them? | 2 | 22. What material is being used to hold up the words "living," "nonliving,", and "undecided?" | velcro |
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