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 was the capital of Japan before Tokyo? Go to the school main gate. | Kyoto | 2. This year is the Japanese animal year of the pig. What is pig in Japanese? Please write it in Hiragana. Please go to the Dining Hall | ぶた | 3. What is おべんとう? In Hiragana, write the sentence 'I like おべんとう'.Please go to student reception. | lunch box/packed lunch おべんとうがすきです。 | 4. What is the tallest mountain in Japan? Go to the library. | Mt Fuji | 5. まんがis very popular in Japan. What are they? Go to the Hospitality kitchen. | comic | 6. What is purikura? Explain from which English words the Japanese word, purikura' is derived. did it originate from? Explain in a sentence.Go to the Japanese room. | it is short for print club and it is a photo booth. | 7. What is the name of the Prime Minister of Japan? Write it in Hiragana. When you write a name in Japanese, write the surname first followed by the given name. Please go to the UCA. | あべ しんぞ | 8. What is the most popular sport in Japan? Return to the fountain. | baseball or sumo |
What was the capital of Japan before Tokyo? Go to the school main gate. &choe=UTF-8
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This year is the Japanese animal year of the pig. What is pig in Japanese? Please write it in Hiragana. Please go to the Dining Hall&choe=UTF-8
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What is おべんとう? In Hiragana, write the sentence 'I like おべんとう'.Please go to student reception. &choe=UTF-8
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What is the tallest mountain in Japan? Go to the library. &choe=UTF-8
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まんがis very popular in Japan. What are they? Go to the Hospitality kitchen. &choe=UTF-8
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What is purikura? Explain from which English words the Japanese word, purikura' is derived. did it originate from? Explain in a sentence.Go to the Japanese room. &choe=UTF-8
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What is the name of the Prime Minister of Japan? Write it in Hiragana. When you write a name in Japanese, write the surname first followed by the given name. Please go to the UCA. &choe=UTF-8
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What is the most popular sport in Japan? Return to the fountain. &choe=UTF-8
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