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. When is the day of the dead celebrated? | 2nd of November | 2. When did Barranquilla carnival start? | 19th century | 3. Where is tango originated? | Argentina | 4. Rio Carnival is the first biggest carnival in the world, which is the second? | Barranquilla Carnival | 5. How do you say day of the dead in Spanish? | Día de los muertos | 6. How many tasks did Ofelia have to do in order to come back to her magical world? | 3 | 7. What are the ingredients you need to prepare arepas? | corn flour, cheese, butter, salt and water. | 8. Which oceans limit with Colombia? | Atlantic and Pacific | 9. How many countries speak Spanish? | 21 | 10. List all the countries you know that speak Spanish that start with C | Colombia, chile, cuba, Costa Rica | 11. Name two famous painters from Spain (male) from Mexico (female) | Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso/Salvador Dalí | 12. List all the countries you know that speak Spanish that start with P | Puerto Rico, panamá, Paraguay, Peru | 13. When is Semana Santa celebrated? | Easter | 14. What was the most popular reason why students sign up for Latin-American studies | Because of Latin American food | 15. Which political figure was born in Argetina, fought in Cuba and died in Bolivia? | Ernesto Che Guevara |
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