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. Which state is the Daintree Rainforest in? Queensland | Queensland | 2. What is the temperature range of the Daintree Rainforest? 26 - 32 degrees Celsius | 6 - 32 degrees Celsius | 3. How big is the Daintree Rainforest? 1200 square kilometers | 1200 square kilometers | 4. How old is the Daintree Rainforest? 180 million years old | 180 million years old | 5. Which is older, the Amazon Rainforest or the Daintree Rainforest? The Daintree Rainforest is 40 million years older. | 40 million years older | 6. What is the biggest tropical tree species in the world found there? Bull Kauri | Bull Kauri | 7. How many rare or threatened species live there? about 400 | about 400 | 8. How many tribal groups live in the Daintree Rainforest? 18 tribal groups | 18 tribal groups | 9. How many types of tree are there in the Daintree Rainforest? About 920 | About 920 |
Which state is the Daintree Rainforest in? Queensland &choe=UTF-8
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What is the temperature range of the Daintree Rainforest? 26 - 32 degrees Celsius &choe=UTF-8
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How big is the Daintree Rainforest? 1200 square kilometers &choe=UTF-8
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How old is the Daintree Rainforest? 180 million years old &choe=UTF-8
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Which is older, the Amazon Rainforest or the Daintree Rainforest? The Daintree Rainforest is 40 million years older. &choe=UTF-8
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What is the biggest tropical tree species in the world found there? Bull Kauri&choe=UTF-8
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How many rare or threatened species live there? about 400 &choe=UTF-8
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How many tribal groups live in the Daintree Rainforest? 18 tribal groups &choe=UTF-8
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How many types of tree are there in the Daintree Rainforest? About 920 &choe=UTF-8
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