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. A severe snowstorm | blizzard | 2. A person who tells secrets or just talks too much | blabbermouth | 3. Adipose tissue, especially for whales | blubber | 4. A small kitchen appliance | blender | 5. This breed of dog has a legendary sense of smell | bloodhound | 6. An afghan or coverlet | blanket | 7. All humans do this about ten times a minute | blink | 8. Film clips that reveal funny or embarrassing mistakes | bloopers | 9. The cheap seats in a baseball park | nosebleed | 10. The criminal offense of demanding money from a person in return for not revealing compromising information about him/her | blackmail | 11. Zeppelin | blimp | 12. This Irish term describes talk that aims to charm, flatter or peruade | blarney |
A severe snowstorm&choe=UTF-8
Question 1 (of 12)
A person who tells secrets or just talks too much&choe=UTF-8
Question 2 (of 12)
Adipose tissue, especially for whales&choe=UTF-8
Question 3 (of 12)
A small kitchen appliance&choe=UTF-8
Question 4 (of 12)
This breed of dog has a legendary sense of smell&choe=UTF-8
Question 5 (of 12)
An afghan or coverlet&choe=UTF-8
Question 6 (of 12)
All humans do this about ten times a minute&choe=UTF-8
Question 7 (of 12)
Film clips that reveal funny or embarrassing mistakes&choe=UTF-8
Question 8 (of 12)
The cheap seats in a baseball park&choe=UTF-8
Question 9 (of 12)
The criminal offense of demanding money from a person in return for not revealing compromising information about him/her&choe=UTF-8
Question 10 (of 12)
Zeppelin&choe=UTF-8
Question 11 (of 12)
This Irish term describes talk that aims to charm, flatter or peruade&choe=UTF-8
Question 12 (of 12)
