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. Hello fair ladies, today I’m going to give you some important facts about Aphrodite. So, stick around and enjoy this treasure hunt. To start off with, please go until 5.1 in order to have the first clue | 1 | 2. Aphrodite was born from the foam of the sea. She emerged from the waves fully grown and beautiful, and immediately charmed all who saw her with her radiance. In this tranquil body of water, where the sun sets with grace, a clue lies hidden, in a most special place | 2 | 3. Aphrodite was married to Hephaestus, however, she was in love with Ares, the god of war. Hephaestus discovered the affair and, in a fit of rage, trapped the two lovers in a net and exposed them to the other gods. Slide down, slide up, search all around. Look for the next clue where fun can be found | 3 | 4. According to myth, Paris was called upon by the goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite to choose which of them was the most beautiful. Each goddess offered him a bribe in exchange for the honor, but Paris ultimately chose Aphrodite, who promised him the love of the most beautiful woman in the world. From dusk till dawn, he keeps a close eye, patrolling the grounds, he'll never lie. His watchful gaze will lead you true, to the spot where the treasure's due | 4 | 5. Adonis was a handsome young man who was loved by Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. One story about Adonis and Aphrodite states that Adonis was born from a tree, which split open and revealed the baby inside. In the shade of this tree, with a view of the lake so blue, Look for the spot where the clue waits for you | 5 |
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