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 type of tree is the tallest tree in the world? | the giant redwood | 2. What type of tree is the oldest in the world? | the bristle-cone pine | 3. What is the name of the substance that makes plants green? | chlorophyll | 4. Which type of plant can grow over one meter in a single day? | bamboo | 5. Name two things a plant needs roots for. | soak up vitamins and minerals; store food | 6. What is the largest type of plant in the world that does not have a wooden stem? | banana plant |
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