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.
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1. Challenge #1 - Your Race has begun! With your team of three or four, create a shared Google Slides presentation. You will also need to share this slideshow so that ANYBODY with the link can VIEW. On this slideshow, you will need the following information: Team Name, Members of the Team, Team Logo, Two things your team has in common. After completing this task, fill out the form at the link that follows. You will receive the link to your next challenge after you submit! Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG1MtvCYevbJ8QWiGhBsPgCpmdqtsYFLX_I1ryIB1zv4e-DA/viewform | Form | 2. CHALLENGE # 2 - Go to landmark quiz: https://labs.mapbox.com/bites/00099/# and complete the quiz. Send a photo of your completed quiz and team to your teachers email. | bonus | 3. CHALLENGE # 3 - Using the map of the school and a trundle wheel determine the scale of the map. Write it on your map. First team to complete per class gets a bonus clue | bonus | 4. CLUE # 4 - Go to GC01 door. Walk South West 50m to AR1234. Scan the next QR code for a bonus | answer | 5. DETOUR - Choose one of the following: Go to https://treasurehunts.storymaps.esri.com/mountains/ and answer the questions. Take a photo of your team and the completed quiz and email your teacher. Go to https://treasurehunts.storymaps.esri.com/cities/ and answer the questions. Take a photo of your team and the completed quiz and email your teacher. | answer |
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