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. You can get tea with a madman and pondering girl in Chapter 7 of this novel. | Alice in Wonderland. | 2. "Why is a raven like a writing desk" The Mad Hatter asks Alice. When the author is named, look behind the selection of his/her works. | Poe | 3. Tell-Tale Heart is one of his best, these two lovers have a tragic tale of their own. Look to the graphic novel for your next clue. | Romeo and Juliet | 4. Gnomeo and Juliet has been quite popular, but will never be shown in a classroom. This version, however, might be. | Romeo and Juliet movie | 5. Leonardo DiCaprio is well known, keep an eye out for this novel, for it contains the next clue. | The Great Gatsby | 6. The green lantern on Daisy's dock is all Gatsby can see, the green robes of this house cloak those known as this title character's enemy. | Harry Potter | 7. Harry can speak Parseltongue, or the language of snakes. This character can talk to all animals, and care for them too. | Dr. Doolittle. | 8. Dr. Doolittle may wrap animal paws, but this Dr. raps many a clause. Find the autobiography | Dr. Dre | 9. Dr. Dre's music is pretty sweet, however this Dr. made a monster's heart beat. | Frankenstein | 10. You are almost done. Pick a quote from page 35. Write it down, cite it correctly, and hand it to Ms. McCarthy. | "answers will vary" (Shelley 35). |
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