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. Choose one team member. This person will become the ‘model’ for the following task. Use the tools and props in the sand pit to create a sand mermaid or merman. Be as creative as you can. Take a photo of your creation. | no answer | 2. Locate the box on the table. Look inside. Use the puzzle pieces provided to assemble the puzzle. Take a photo of the completed puzzle. Jumble up the pieces and replace when finished. | no answer | 3. Someone in your team is hungry…. Find the person in your team who has been teaching the longest. Select a jar of baby food for them and if preferred, use the microwave to heat it up. The person who has been teaching the shortest amount of time needs to feed their team member until they are no longer hungry. Take a photo. | no answer | 4. Hide and Seek time. Somewhere in the school is a tree that displays a ribbon matching your team colour. When you find that tree, look inside the box and take out no more than 3 balloons. Create a balloon animal. Take a photo of your creation. | no answer | 5. Oh-O – Someone is hurt! Treat one of your team members for a broken leg and a sore head. When they have been bandaged, tuck them into the bed with an icepack and Harris the Harrisdale Bear. Take a photo of the patient feeling better in the bed. | no answer | 6. STEM CHALLENGE – Create and build a rollercoaster out of straws. Use sticky tape or bluetac. A cardboard box may be used as a base. Test your rollercoaster by using a ping pong ball. Take a video of your ping pong ball on the rollercoaster. | no answer | 7. Build a bridge for 21 farm animals to cross over. Use the red cups, popsticks and bluetac to create your bridge. Place the 21 farm animals on your completed bridge. Take a photo. | no answer | 8. Choose one team member to be blindfolded. The remaining team must stand around the outside of the circle and attempt to navigate their blindfolded team member around the obstacles from point A to point B. Trust, support and communication are essential. Take a photo. | no answer | 9. Each team member needs to attach a piece of string to the marker pen. Create a poster by writing the word Harrisdale . RULE 1- You can only use the string and not touch the pen. You will need to work together to write the word Harrisdale. Bring your poster with you when you leave. | no answer | 10. Choose one leader. The leader takes the pathway card and keeps this hidden from the rest of group. The leader stands on the circle dot and is only able to use the words yes or no. Each team member attempts to discover the secret hidden pathway. If a team member stands in a correct box the leader signals yes. The team member can then stand in another box in an attempt to track the correct pathway. If team member stands in an incorrect box they must re-join their group and the next person attempts to make a crossing. All team members must cross the maze to finish. Remember the leader can only say yes or no. | no answer | 11. Use the football at the top of the hill to score goals by handballing or kicking the football into the bin and the bottom of the hill. At least 3 of your team members must land the footy in the bin. Take a video or photo of your team in action. | no answer | 12. The first team to get 3 beanbags in a row wins. Play for 5 minutes. | no answer | 13. Explore our School Library. Inside random books in the library you will find golden tickets. Collect 3 tickets in total. Ensure the library books are well looked after and remain exactly as you find them. | no answer |
Choose one team member. This person will become the ‘model’ for the following task. Use the tools and props in the sand pit to create a sand mermaid or merman. Be as creative as you can. Take a photo of your creation.&choe=UTF-8
Question 1 (of 13)
Locate the box on the table. Look inside. Use the puzzle pieces provided to assemble the puzzle. Take a photo of the completed puzzle. Jumble up the pieces and replace when finished.&choe=UTF-8
Question 2 (of 13)
Someone in your team is hungry…. Find the person in your team who has been teaching the longest. Select a jar of baby food for them and if preferred, use the microwave to heat it up. The person who has been teaching the shortest amount of time needs to feed their team member until they are no longer hungry. Take a photo.&choe=UTF-8
Question 3 (of 13)
Hide and Seek time. Somewhere in the school is a tree that displays a ribbon matching your team colour. When you find that tree, look inside the box and take out no more than 3 balloons. Create a balloon animal. Take a photo of your creation.&choe=UTF-8
Question 4 (of 13)
Oh-O – Someone is hurt! Treat one of your team members for a broken leg and a sore head. When they have been bandaged, tuck them into the bed with an icepack and Harris the Harrisdale Bear. Take a photo of the patient feeling better in the bed. &choe=UTF-8
Question 5 (of 13)
STEM CHALLENGE – Create and build a rollercoaster out of straws. Use sticky tape or bluetac. A cardboard box may be used as a base. Test your rollercoaster by using a ping pong ball. Take a video of your ping pong ball on the rollercoaster. &choe=UTF-8
Question 6 (of 13)
Build a bridge for 21 farm animals to cross over. Use the red cups, popsticks and bluetac to create your bridge. Place the 21 farm animals on your completed bridge. Take a photo.&choe=UTF-8
Question 7 (of 13)
Choose one team member to be blindfolded. The remaining team must stand around the outside of the circle and attempt to navigate their blindfolded team member around the obstacles from point A to point B. Trust, support and communication are essential. Take a photo. &choe=UTF-8
Question 8 (of 13)
Each team member needs to attach a piece of string to the marker pen. Create a poster by writing the word Harrisdale . RULE 1- You can only use the string and not touch the pen. You will need to work together to write the word Harrisdale. Bring your poster with you when you leave. &choe=UTF-8
Question 9 (of 13)
Choose one leader. The leader takes the pathway card and keeps this hidden from the rest of group. The leader stands on the circle dot and is only able to use the words yes or no. Each team member attempts to discover the secret hidden pathway. If a team member stands in a correct box the leader signals yes. The team member can then stand in another box in an attempt to track the correct pathway. If team member stands in an incorrect box they must re-join their group and the next person attempts to make a crossing. All team members must cross the maze to finish. Remember the leader can only say yes or no. &choe=UTF-8
Question 10 (of 13)
Use the football at the top of the hill to score goals by handballing or kicking the football into the bin and the bottom of the hill. At least 3 of your team members must land the footy in the bin. Take a video or photo of your team in action.&choe=UTF-8
Question 11 (of 13)
The first team to get 3 beanbags in a row wins. Play for 5 minutes. &choe=UTF-8
Question 12 (of 13)
Explore our School Library. Inside random books in the library you will find golden tickets. Collect 3 tickets in total. Ensure the library books are well looked after and remain exactly as you find them. &choe=UTF-8
Question 13 (of 13)
