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. 90% of the rubbish in the world’s oceans is made up of what? | Plastic | 2. How often is an average of 100 acres’ of rainforests being cut down? | Every 1 minute | 3. How many species of plants and animals go extinct EVERY SINGLE DAY because their habitats are destroyed by humans? | Between 50 and 100 | 4. How much rubbish is dumped into the ocean every year, rather than either recycling it or disposing of it properly? | 6 billion kg (you weigh around 30kg!) | 5. How much of the rainforest is destroyed every year? | 50 million acres (that’s an area the size of England, Wales and Scotland all together!) | 6. How much of the Earth’s surface is used to grow food? | Only 11% | 7. How much of every vehicle is recyclable? | 75% | 8. How many trees are cut down each and every day for toilet paper? | 27,000 | 9. How many sea creatures will die each year because of plastic bags and other plastic products that are thrown into the ocean? | 1 million | 10. How old are the oldest trees in the world? | 4500 years old! | 11. How many trees could we save a year if we recycled ALL newspapers? | 250 million | 12. Are you going to do your bit to save our future? | Yes! |
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How often is an average of 100 acres’ of rainforests being cut down?&choe=UTF-8
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How many species of plants and animals go extinct EVERY SINGLE DAY because their habitats are destroyed by humans?&choe=UTF-8
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How much rubbish is dumped into the ocean every year, rather than either recycling it or disposing of it properly?&choe=UTF-8
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How much of the rainforest is destroyed every year?&choe=UTF-8
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How much of the Earth’s surface is used to grow food?&choe=UTF-8
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How much of every vehicle is recyclable?&choe=UTF-8
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How many trees are cut down each and every day for toilet paper?&choe=UTF-8
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How many sea creatures will die each year because of plastic bags and other plastic products that are thrown into the ocean?&choe=UTF-8
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How old are the oldest trees in the world?&choe=UTF-8
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How many trees could we save a year if we recycled ALL newspapers?&choe=UTF-8
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Are you going to do your bit to save our future?&choe=UTF-8
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