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. Which famous Irish city did the A-Level students visit? | Dublin | 2. When is the next History Conference? | 13 February | 3. Which First Minister has spoken to the History Society | Arlene Foster | 4. How did the government of 1845 deal with the famine? | Soup Kitchens, public works,private charity,Workhouses. | 5. By what other name are ISIS known? | IS, Daesh | 6. Which website is used by GCSE students to share revision mind-maps and discuss work with their teacher? | go conqur | 7. Which 2 major events in Irish history were remembered in 2016? | Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme. | 8. Name the final 2 candidates in the American Presidential election. | Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton |
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