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. 6th Hour, Clue: Your clue awaits in the room that mends torn clothes. Question: Who invented paper money? | QR Code #1 | 2. 6th Hour, Answer: Tang Dynasty, Clue: Your second clue lies down, feeling unwell. Question: When was paper money first made? | QR Code #2 | 3. 6th Hour, Answer: 740 BC, Clue: Your third clue is held hostage by a sixth grade el meano (Hint, hint, it RHYMES W/ A NAME). Question: What did people use before paper money? | QR Code #3 | 4. 6th Hour, Answer: Tokens, leather, and shells, Clue: I was once poked by a cactus here. Question: What problem does paper money solve? | QR Code #4 | 5. 6th Hour, Answer: Paper money needs minimal space to store. Clue: Your fifth clue has to do with laws, a hair color, and a game where you hit a ball with a bat. Question: How many nations use paper money? | QR Code #5 | 6. 6th Hour, Answer: Ten. Congrats, you did it! | QR Code #6 |
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