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. Who was the Second President of Texas | Mirabeau Lamar | 2. What famous Texas woman was kidnapped by the Comanche Indians and married their chief? | Cynthia Ann Parker | 3. The first Colt revolver was named after what famous Texas Ranger? | Sam Walker | 4. What Texas city was once called Harrisburg? | Houston | 5. What Texan boy was adopted and raised by Mexican President Santa Anna? | John C.C. Hill | 6. Who was God's prophet during Saul's reign? | Samuel | 7. What was the name of the spy who told Saul where David was hiding? | Doeg | 8. What did David receive from the priests of Nob? | The sword of Goliath | 9. What is the name of the gorilla who has learned to communicate with sign language? | Koko | 10. What do you call behavior that an animal is born with? | Innate | 11. What are some of the most intelligent animals known to man? | Dolphins and porpoises |
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