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. One by one, each one the same. Cutting the earth into a perfect frame. I’m feeling a little blue today, but find me and I will show you the way. P.S. DON’T TOUCH ME! | Firefly harvester | 2. There are many, but I am one. Providing shade is what I do for fun. Look for me where the pinestraw has turned from brown to silver. | Small trees | 3. You can’t sell sod without me here! For every bunch of sod, I give it a boost. I make it possible for it to move. From truck to truck, on the forks I go. When you see sod, I am always below. | pallet stacks | 4. I’m feeling Royal, I’m kind of a big deal. I don’t wear a crown, but my name’s above the wheels. Some say scarlet, some say crimson… P.S. I attach to something else, I don’t have an engine. Find me next to the equipment in the gravel. | bermudaking | 5. If you’ve been around sports fields, I should look familiar. I’ve got my undersides showing, so you can see how I’m configured. I help the turfgrass grow and grow. Without me, you’ll never… ______. | mower attachment | 6. Take a load off, you’ve had a long day already. Come sit beneath the shade and let your feet get heavy. I’m the only one of this size around here… If you’re trying to cool off, you’ve found the right place, dear! | big oak tree | 7. I’m the one thing around here that’s painted nicely – is that gloss? I tell people where to go, so they don’t get lost. When you come see me, I’ll tell you who our customers are. Just don’t go too far! Stay away from the cars. | Legacy sign |
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