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. Queens Hall: Who is the portrait of above the fireplace? | The Duke of Devonshire, | 2. Mayor's Parlour: What year was the Satsuma bowl given and what was the occasion? | . | 3. Council Chamber: What are the different elements that make up the Barrow Coat of arms? | Bee, arrow, ship and stripes. | 4. Main Staircase: Which famous Rugby League star’s miniature statue can be seen by the window? | Willie Horne. | 5. Entrance Hall: On what occasion was the Town Hall opened and in what year? | Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, 1887. |
Queens Hall: Who is the portrait of above the fireplace?&choe=UTF-8
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Mayor's Parlour: What year was the Satsuma bowl given and what was the occasion?&choe=UTF-8
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Council Chamber: What are the different elements that make up the Barrow Coat of arms?&choe=UTF-8
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Main Staircase: Which famous Rugby League star’s miniature statue can be seen by the window?&choe=UTF-8
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Entrance Hall: On what occasion was the Town Hall opened and in what year?&choe=UTF-8
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