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 remove dry chemicals from the container. | Scoopula | 2. I usually hold liquids. I come in different sizes and have rough volume markings. | Beaker | 3. I convert electrical energy to heat energy for use in the lab. | Hot Plate | 4. I am used to accurately measure volume of liquids. I come in a variety of sizes and have fine volume markings. | Graduated Cylinder | 5. I am made of wood, but can also be made of plastic or metal. I am used to hold a certain type of common glassware. | Test Tube Rack | 6. I am a special type of glassware that is used to carefully measure one specific volume. | Ehrlenmeyer Flask | 7. I am used to grind dry chemicals into a fine powder. | Mortar and Pestle | 8. EYE am a piece of safety equipement. | Safety Goggles | 9. If a test tube is too hot or might become too hot, I can be used to hold it safely. | Test Tube Holder | 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 a large piece of glassware might be hot, I can be used to hold it safely. | Beaker Tongs |
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