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. What helps the squid change direction while swimming? | Fin | 2. Can squids see as well as people? | Yes | 3. Why do the spots on the squids change size? | To change color for Camouflage | 4. What provides blood circulation? | Heart | 5. Why are squids mouths called beaks? | It resembles a birds beak | 6. What releases ink in times of danger? | Ink sac | 7. What class do squids belong in? | Cephalopoda | 8. What are the reproductive organs called? | Gonads | 9. What is the function of a gill? | To absorb oxygen from the water | 10. What is the difference between tentacles and arms? | Only two tentacles and they are longer |
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