QR Challenge: Fifth Grade Math Scavenger Hunt

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

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

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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B. The lesson:

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!

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C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. Solve this question. Pamela saved $47 in April, $72 in April, and $55 in May. She spent $33 on headphones. How much money does Pamela have now? Write the answer on your sheet. The answer is also the room number where you must go to find your next clue.	141
2. A parking garage has 12 levels. Each level has 38 parking spaces in it. Exactly 295 of the parking spaces have cars in them. How many parking spaces are empty? Write the answer on your sheet. The answer is also the room number where you must go to find your next clue.(Hint: It is near the computer lab.)	161
3. Joseph bought a bicycle for $142.96 at the store. He purchased 5 X-Box games at $91 each. How much money did he spend in all? Write the answer on your sheet. Now go to the library. The answer you got for the math problem is the call number for the shelf where you will find your next clue.	597.96
4. Shannon spent $382.41 on Monday. She spent $414.40 on Tuesday. How much money did she spend in all? Write the answer on your sheet. The answer you got for the math problem is the call number for the library shelf where you will find your next clue.	796.81
5. Paul collected 204 trading cards. He gave half of them away. How many did he have left? Write the answer on your sheet. The answer is also the room number where you must go to find your next clue.	102
6. Washington DC is 40 miles from Haymarket. Philadelphia is 233 miles from Haymarket. How much farther is Philadelphia than Washington DC? Write the answer on your sheet. The answer is also the room number where you must go to find your next clue.(Hint: It is near the teacher's lounge.)	193
7. For the last question, draw a happy face on your answer sheet. Then you can return to your classroom. The hunt is over. Thanks for playing.	classroom

 

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