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. It is flavour that remains in the mouth after a substance has been swallowed | aftertaste | 2. It is a kitchen worker who bakes breads, muffins, and other baked goods | baker | 3. It is an appliance that cuts food into very small pieces and mixes it into a liquid | blender | 4. It is a knife with a heavy, curved blade that is used for cutting meat | butcher knife | 5. It is a knife with a wide, square-nosed blade that is used to chop through bone | cleaver | 6. It is a bowl with many small holes that is used for draining the liquid from something | colander | 7. It is an imprecise unit for measuring ingredients that is approximately 1/8 teaspoon | dash | 8. It is a utensil with a deep bowl at the head for scooping liquids like soup | ladle | 9. It is to cut something into very small irregular pieces | mince | 10. It is to remove chunks from a powdery substance by running it through a piece of mesh | sift |
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