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.
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1. 1) What is the main foreign language taught in the UK? A Spanish B German C French. | C French | 2. 2)What percentage of English words come from French? A 30% B 15% C 45% | A 30% | 3. 3)How many letters does the Cambodian alphabet have? A 74 B 55 C 145 | A 74 | 4. 4)How many languages does the Pope tweet in? A 3 B 9 C 5 | B 9 | 5. 5)Spanish is the official language in how many countries? A 12 B 47 C 21 | C 21 | 6. 6) What was the first language spoken in outer space? A English B Russian C German | B Russian. | 7. 7) How many languages does Papua New Guinea have? A 210 B 840 C 450 | B 840 | 8. 8) What is the world's second most translated book? A Pinocchio B War and Peace C Matilda | A Pinocchio | 9. 9) The Silbo language spoken in La Gomera (off the coast of Spain) is made up entirely of what? A Vowels B Whistles C Growls | B Whistles | 10. 10) How many languages were created for "Lord of the Rings"? A 12 B 4 C 6 | A 12 |
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