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 is the quotient when you divide 6 by 3? | The quotient is the result of division, therefore the quotient of this problem would be 2. | 2. 5+5+5=550 Add one single straight line, without crossing out the "=" sign to make this statement true. | 545+5=550 (add a straight line to the plus sign to turn 55 into 545. | 3. What is the capital of Pennsylvania? | Harrisburg | 4. If it takes 6 men six hours to dig 6 holes, how long does it take 1 man to dig half a hole? | You can't dig half a hole. | 5. If there are six miles of woods behind your house, how far can you run into the woods? | 3 miles | 6. What is the state bird of Pennsylvania? | Ruffed Grouse | 7. How many states are there in the United States? | 50 |
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