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. Find the Action Adventure Genre section and scan the QR code to answer the question: How many books can you check out and how long can you keep a book? | You can check out up to 4 books and they are do every 2 weeks but can be renewed. | 2. Find the Chick Lit Genre section and scan the QR code to answer the question: How often do you need to renew a book? | Every time your class comes to the library or every two weeks. | 3. Find the Humor Genre section and scan the QR code to answer the question:Where can you put a book on hold? | you can do it yourself on a computer by logging on to Destiny or you can ask at the circulation desk to have a book put on hold for you. | 4. What is the name of the Book Return ? | Bulldog Book Return | 5. Where do you NOT put a book that is checked out to you that you want to return? | DO NOT put it on the return book cart | 6. What are the computers used for that are inside the Library? | for school use- Assignments, Study Island, AR, Google Classroom, Ed Puzzle | 7. What are the consequences of Cheating on an AR test? | 1ST OFFENSE= WRITTEN UP AS ACADEMIC DISHONESTY (VISIT TO THE OFFICE), PHONE CALL HOME, LOSE POINTS FOR THAT TEST 2ND OFFENSE=WRITTEN UP AS ACADEMIC DISHONESTY (VISIT TO THE OFFICE), PHONE CALL HOME, LOSE ALL AR POINTS FOR THAT QUARTER (FAILING GRADE) OFFENSES- GO ON YOUR PERMANENT RECORD (CAN DENY YOU ENTRY INTO HONOR SOCIETIES, ETC IN UPPER GRADES) | 8. Which is better to type in the Title of a book or the Quiz Number when taking an AR test? | Quiz Number | 9. What interest level books are you allowed to test on here? | MG, MG+, UG | 10. What subject of books is in 930-938.9’s? | Ancient Civilizations | 11. What subject of books is in the 92/920’s? | Biography/Autobiography | 12. What subject of books is in the 972’s? | Aztecs | 13. Who is the author of The Giver? | Lois Lowry | 14. How many books does the library have by Suzanne Collins? | 8 | 15. Where is the genre of a book listed when looking it up on the catalog? | Location |
Find the Action Adventure Genre section and scan the QR code to answer the question: How many books can you check out and how long can you keep a book?&choe=UTF-8
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Find the Chick Lit Genre section and scan the QR code to answer the question: How often do you need to renew a book? &choe=UTF-8
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Find the Humor Genre section and scan the QR code to answer the question:Where can you put a book on hold? &choe=UTF-8
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What is the name of the Book Return ? &choe=UTF-8
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Where do you NOT put a book that is checked out to you that you want to return? &choe=UTF-8
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What are the computers used for that are inside the Library? &choe=UTF-8
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What are the consequences of Cheating on an AR test? &choe=UTF-8
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Which is better to type in the Title of a book or the Quiz Number when taking an AR test? &choe=UTF-8
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What interest level books are you allowed to test on here?&choe=UTF-8
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What subject of books is in 930-938.9’s? &choe=UTF-8
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What subject of books is in the 92/920’s? &choe=UTF-8
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What subject of books is in the 972’s? &choe=UTF-8
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Who is the author of The Giver? &choe=UTF-8
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How many books does the library have by Suzanne Collins? &choe=UTF-8
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Where is the genre of a book listed when looking it up on the catalog?&choe=UTF-8
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