QR Challenge: 2015 WH Science Treasure Hunt

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

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

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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B. The lesson:

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!

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C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. Find a blade of grass, a blue flower, a lavender leaf, and a white flower and then scan the QR code outside the Science Labs	Plants outside Salmon wing
2. Go to the bench outside the Chemistry lab overlooking the sports field – how many slats does the back have – you will also find the next QR code there 2	There are 14 slats
3. Along the path to EBH are planted a row of trees – go to the nearest one and collect a leaf – can you identify it – extra points if you can 3	Use internet ? ask a biologist - Beech
4. The new sports hall is still under construction – but how many Wally Hall ships can you see on the outside? – Your next QR code is by the door to the swimming pool4	2 Wally Hall Ships on the outside
5. How many windows are there on the swimming pool? The next QR code is by the door into the Geography department 5	23x6 plus 3x6 in the door = 156
6. Collect a feather and a twig and return to the QR codes outside the Science Department 6	well done
7. Do you know what the girls at Walthamstow Hall won prizes for at a local farming show? And in which years? Add the years together and then add the year in which the school was founded - stuck? Where in the school is housed the greatest amount of information? your next QR code is there too 7	In Library there is a display behind the librarian’s desk 1964 +1966 +1838= 5768
8. The Ship Theatre has recently been refurbished – can you find out when? Name two schools and one club that gave money for the refurbishment. The next QR code is by the door to the Ship 8	2013,WHJS,St John’s and Sevenoaks Music Club.
9. Who greets the visitors when they arrive at the school? The next code is on their desk – but don’t forget to ask them how many girls are in the school? 9	381
10. Find a novelty eraser and a green felt pen and return to the Science Technicians for a prize 10	WELL DONE

 

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