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. On which Carribean island did Ian Fleming write many of the James Bond novels? | Jamaica | 2. What is the name of the marshland in southern Florida?2 | the Everglades2 | 3. What is the most famous Aboriginal music instrument called?3 | didjeridoo3 | 4. Chihuahua dogs are named after a state in which country?4 | Mexico4 | 5. What is the name of the Italian city buried under the ashes of a volcanic explosion?5 | Pompeii5 | 6. Which famous bridge is visible from Alcatraz?6 | Golden Gate Bridge6 | 7. For the pedestrian, what is the name of the sneaker brand which means Victory?7 | Nike7 | 8. Which country opened its first underground railway in 1904?8 | the USA8 | 9. What is the colour of a typical New York taxi?9 | yellow9 | 10. How can removing 1 from 19 make 20?10 | 19 in Roman letters is XIX, remove the I and you have XX (20)10 |
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