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 are MAGICAL words we use to join thoughts in persuasive writing? | Transition Words | 2. What year did Mrs. Crawley graduate from Margaret Ave? | 2006 | 3. What is the newest addition to the building? | elevator | 4. What is Margaret Avenue’s Mascot? | Maverick | 5. What year did Margaret Avenue open its doors as a school? | 1894 | 6. What is Mrs. Crawley’s dog’s name? | Maggie | 7. Who is has been teaching at Margaret Avenue the longest? | Mr. Zister or Mr. D. | 8. What year did Margaret Avenue become a 7/8 School? | 1963 | 9. Who were deported from Acadia by the British? | The Acadians | 10. What is the fruit on Mrs. Crawley’s coffee mug? | Bananas |
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