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. What should you do before you begin any experiment? | read ALL directions and procedures | 2. True or false: gum should only be chewed in the non-lab area of the room. | false | 3. True or false: At the end of a lab, you should dispose of leftover chemicals in the sink. | false | 4. What are four things you should do if there is a fire drill during a lab? | containers closed, gas valves off, fume hoods off, electrical equipment off. | 5. Any time chemicals, heat, or glassware are used the student must wear | goggles | 6. What type of shoes must be worn in the lab? | closed toe | 7. If there is an accident or spill, who should you tell? | teacher | 8. Where should the open end of a test tube being heated be pointed | away from yourself and others | 9. What should you not immerse hot glassware in? | cold water | 10. Should acid be added to water or should water be added to acid | acid to water |
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