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. Products made for sale such as in-line skates, computer games, jeans, etc. | Goods | 2. Work performed by one person for others such as repair work, tutoring, teaching karate, styling hair, etc. | Services | 3. A message to persuade consumers to buy something | Advertisement | 4. Anyone who uses goods or services or buys goods or services. | Consumer | 5. This non-profit organization is sponsored by local businesses. If offers a variety of consumer services at no charge to help with consumer complaints. It can provide consumer education materials, answer consumer questions, and provide general information about a company's consumer complaint record. | BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU (BBB) | 6. This is a federal agency that was formed to set and enforce safety standards for food, drugs, and cosmetics. They have the authority to stop the sale of an item under their jurisdiction, if it is found to be harmful or hazardous. They may also require safety warnings to be placed on harmful or hazardous products. This is the agency which tests new drugs and medications before they are put on the market. | FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) | 7. This is a federal agency that was formed to set and enforce safety standards of products such as household appliances, toys, and tools. If a product under the jurisdiction of the CPSC is found to be harmful or hazardous, they can prevent that product from being sold, or they can require the manufacturer to repair or replace the product. The CPSC will also investigate complaints from consumers about products. | CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) | 8. This is a federal agency that was formed to protect consumers against false advertising, illegal sales schemes, and all unfair trade practices. | FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC): | 9. This is a federal agency which provides state and local consumer protection offices which help answer consumer questions or problems. Many offices enforce consumer protection and fraud laws. They can help resolve consumer complaints and provide consumer education materials. | BUREAU OF CONSUMER PROTECTION: | 10. This is a statement made by a manufacturer or seller of a product or service concerning the responsibility for quality, characteristics, and performance of the product or service. | WARRANTY | 11. Any business practice which is considered unethical or illegal. | UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE | 12. The amount of goods and services available for sale at various prices at stated times. | SUPPLY | 13. Work performed to meet the needs of those buying the work, such as repair work, personal grooming services, house cleaning, and transportation. This also includes the professional services of doctors, lawyers, teachers, etc. | SERVICE | 14. Those who provide the supply of goods and services to meet consumer demands. | PRODUCERS | 15. A market situation in which only one organization produces the entire output of an industry or sells a product or service for which there is no substitute. | MONOPOLY | 16. The basic items a person must have to survive. | NEEDS | 17. Looking at different brands and models of the same item in various stores to compare price, quality, features, and store services before buying. | COMPARISON SHOPPING | 18. A brand name that is widely recognized and sold in many different stores. Because of extensive advertising, the name is associated with quality. | NAME BRAND | 19. A brand owned by a particular store or chain of stores. The store will either manufacture their own product and put their name on it, or purchase the product from a manufacturer with the right to place their own name on the product. | STORE BRAND | 20. Surplus products purchased from many different manufacturers and then labeled with plain white and black labels stating what the product is and giving necessary information. Since the product comes from many different manufacturers, the quality varies greatly. | GENERIC BRAND |
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