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. When was Castleford College built? | 2008 | 2. How many campuses are in the Heart of Yorkshire Education group? | 3 | 3. When was Wakefield College founded? | 1868 | 4. What Major motorway brings you to Castleford College? | M62 | 5. What is the Principals Name? | Sam Wright | 6. What are the RTL rules? | No headphones, No Hoods/hats, No inappropriate language, No shouting, No sitting on the floor, Visible ID badge. | 7. What number do you call if you need to notify an absence? | 01924789458 | 8. Where can you go for extra tuition support? | The ARC | 9. Where can I get general college support? | Student Central |
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