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. Your first code is where you would find a book if you were studying to be a vet? | Animal Studies Magic Letter: R | 2. Your second code will be found where you would go if you wanted to use the internet? | Computers Magic Letter: O | 3. Your third code will be found where you could find out about old criminal law cases? | Law Reports Magic Letter: A | 4. Your fourth code will be found where you can research how to sing | Music/Performing arts Magic Letter: L | 5. Your fifth code can be found were you would return your books? | Returns trolley Magic Letter: D |
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