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. 1Tonight you will have a blast walking around downtown Carthage, looking for clues! Take a selfie at each clue location! Each clue will be taken from a Christmas song! Some clues will take you all over town, but you’ll eventually end up right back around our church campus. Finish the line: Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet Jingle around the ________(HINT: located on our new church sign). | Clock1 | 2. 2I wanna ______________for Christmas. Only a _______________will do. (You can find him just a couple blocks from the Lighthouse on Main) | Hippo2 | 3. 3Christmas time is here. We'll be drawing near. You can find the characters from this Christmas Classic around Macon & Lyon. | Macon&Lyon3 | 4. 4Finish the lyrics to this song: Dancin & Prancin in jingle bell __________(location of your next clue is on the corner of 4th & main). | 4th&Main4 | 5. 5The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head (HINT: It’s near our church). | Manger5 | 6. 6Finish the line from this Christmas song: A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight…..(our Hallmark town currently has a beautiful wonderland just down the street) You’ll find your first clue at the first arch entrance | Winter Wonderland6 | 7. 7_____________ (Street you’re on) Roasting on an open ___________(location of your next clue). | Fire Station7 | 8. 8While _______________ kept their watching, o’re silent flocks by night. This man was a similar keeper of sheep. You’ll find him chilling in the Park. | Marlin Perkins8 | 9. 9____ ____________ ________ how lovely are your branches (this one is shaped like a cone and to the left of Marlin Perkins) | Cone Tree9 | 10. 10In the meadow we can build a snowman, and pretend that he is Parson Brown. He’ll say: are you married? We’ll say no man. But you can do the job when you’re in town. (There’s a newly renovated wedding venue right by the park, your clue is on the sign) | Wedding Venue10 | 11. 11_________ we have heard on high, sweetly singing o'er the plains (or on the corner of 5th & Main). | 5th&Main11 | 12. 12Grandma got ran over by a _____________(find the chalk drawing on the window). | Reindeer12 | 13. 13Feliz Navidad. I wanna wish you a __________ _______________! (Find the chalk drawing on the window) | MotherRoad13 | 14. 14Down to the village, with a broomstick in his hand, Running here and there, all around the square, sayin', "Catch me if you can." He led them down the streets of town, right to the traffic cop; and only paused a moment, when he heard him holler, "Stop!" (find the chalk drawing of a snowman) | Snowman14 | 15. 15I don't want a lot for Christmas. There is just one thing I need I don't care about the__________ underneath the Christmas tree (they’re very large) | Presents15 | 16. 16 While Shepherds kept their watching o’re silent _________ by night. You will find some of these on display in a modern day manger (aka Farm Bureau) | Farm Bureau16 | 17. 17Silent night, holy night! Son of God love's pure _________ Radiant beams from Thy holy face (You will definitely be radiantly beaming in this beautiful lighted tunnel!) | Light tunnel17 | 18. 18 Take a look at the five & ten glistening once again, with _______ ________ & silver lanes a glow. (This one is on this same side of the street) | CandyCane18 | 19. 19In your palace warm, mighty king, do you know what I know A Child, a Child shivers in the cold (There are children shivering on the cold “ice” Your next clue is located on the outside fence !) | Ice Skating19 | 20. 20_____________ we have heard on high, sweetly singing o'er the plains. These are located all around the square, yours is located closest from where you are to Main Street. | MainAngel20 | 21. 21It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Toys in every store But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be On your own front door (Check out door #1 back on our church campus) | Wreath door 1-21 | 22. 22Here, we've only got one rule: Never ever let it cool! Keep it cookin in the pot, You've got- Hot choc-o-lat! (Come warm up and get some in the Education Building!!!) | EducationBldg hot chocolate22 |
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