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. 1. I'm looking to find some information on my topic for school. What advice would you give me about how I should search for it? | Use specific words or phrases. | 2. 2. I've just got a new games console and it's asking me to create a username. I was thinking about putting my name and the year I was born. Is this a good idea? | use a nickname, such as Sunshine, rather than your name and year of birth. | 3. 3. I keep getting messages from someone I was playing with on an online game. They said they'd like to carry on chatting when we're not on the game. What should I do? | Only ever chat to someone who you know in real life. | 4. 4. I received a message online which I find really rude. What should I do? | If you get a rude message from someone, always tell a trusted adult immediately. | 5. 5.I have been talking to someone online but they made me swear not to tell an adult about them. I find that quite weird. What should I do? | If someone asks you not to tell your parents about them, always speak to a trusted adult immediately. | 6. 6. I have received an email that tells me if I click the link I can get a brand new phone! | Delete the email, do not open the attachment. | 7. 7. All of my friends are on social media. They keep persuading me to sign up to it. What should I do? | Explain that you are not old enough to join and tell an adult that your friends are using this website. | 8. 8. I was doing some research online when I see something I don't like. What should I do? | Close the browser and tell and adult immediately. |
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