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. There are 29 peas on the plate. Carlos ate 15 peas. His mother put 7 more peas on the plate. How many peas are on the plate now? | 21 | 2. Donna had three cards with the numbers 0, 8, and 3 written on them. Her teacher said: “ What is the largest three-digit number you can make?” | 830 | 3. The caretakers at the zoo are responsible for feeding the penguins. Each penguin is fed 5 fish a day. If there are 4 penguins, how many fish will be needed each day? | 20 | 4. How many sides are on 3 triangles? | 9 | 5. In Adam’s house, the kitchen is too big. He wanted to know the height of the kitchen. Which of the following units of length should he use to measure the kitchen: feet or centimeters? | feet | 6. Gary has 6 nickels, 3 dimes, and 2 cents. She spent 3 nickels, 2 dimes and one cent. How much money is left? | 26 | 7. Write the time indicated by the words:Half past eleven o’clock | 11:30 | 8. Mimi bought a pumpkin pie. She wants to divide the pie into quarters. How many pieces would she have? | 4 |
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