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. Work at your assigned lab station unless instructed otherwise. Find YOUR colored lab station! | Lab Station | 2. Follow all written or verbal instructions given by the teacher. Find the teacher! | Mrs. Wyrick | 3. Do not handle equipment or chemicals without the teacher's permission. Find (but do not touch!) the microscope! | microscope | 4. Use appropriate safety attire. Find the goggles cabinet! | goggles | 5. Use good housekeeping practices. Wash hands with soap and water after performing all experiments. Find where to wash your hands. | Hand Washing Station | 6. Report all accidents and possible hazards to the teacher. Find the broken glass bin and avoid hazards! | broken glass bin | 7. Know the location and use of classroom safety equipment. If a fire breaks out, find the fire blanket to smother the fire. | fire blanket | 8. Know the location and use of classroom safety equipment. In case of a severe chemical burn, find the location of the EMERGENCY SHOWER and don't you dare touch it! | chemical shower | 9. Know the location and use of classroom safety equipment. Should a chemical or particle get in your eye, find the location used to rinse out your eyes! | eyewash | 10. Know the primary and secondary exit routes from the laboratory. Find the primary exit! | front door | 11. Know the primary and secondary exit routes from the laboratory. Find the secondary exit! | workroom door | 12. Do not have food or drink in the lab, including gum. Find the best place to dispose of your trash! | garbage can | 13. Do not have food or drink in the lab, including gum. Find the best place to deposit cans or bottles! | recycle bin |
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