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 does the French phrase 'de rien' mean in English? | You're Welcome | 2. Name 3 countries where German is an official language | Germany,Austria,Belgium,Liechtenstein,Luxembourg,Switzerland | 3. What does bonjour mean? | Hello | 4. What does the French phrase 'lave tes mains' mean in English? | wash your hands | 5. We use this word in English, but what language was the word 'origami' taken from? | Japanese | 6. What is the French word for Tuesday? | mardi | 7. What is the most spoken 'mother tongue language' in Europe? | German | 8. How many different alphabets are used in the world? | 46 | 9. How many languages does the Pope tweet in? | 9 languages | 10. What does the French word 'merci' mean in English? | thank you | 11. How many countries is Spanish an official language in? | 21 |
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