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. The place you go to scan your books in and out | circulation desk | 2. A book title in Fiction written by Tristan Bancks | various | 3. The call number (Dewey) on the spine label for books about cooking | 641 | 4. A Junior Fiction book title written by Alison Lester | various | 5. Where should your library books go when you are finished with them? | returns shute. | 6. How many books do we have in Fiction, written by Mark Wilson | 15 | 7. Zac Power is written by whom? | H I Larry | 8. These handy cards help you know where your book should go on the shelf | shelf markers | 9. What supplies can you help yourself to during lessons? | glue sticks, rulers, scissors, colouring in, spare paper. | 10. You need special passes to enter this room at lunchtime | computer lab | 11. Please knock and call out when you need Mrs Williams from here | library office | 12. The place where you go to sit quietly and listen to instructions | rug |
The place you go to scan your books in and out&choe=UTF-8
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A book title in Fiction written by Tristan Bancks&choe=UTF-8
Question 2 (of 12)
The call number (Dewey) on the spine label for books about cooking&choe=UTF-8
Question 3 (of 12)
A Junior Fiction book title written by Alison Lester&choe=UTF-8
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Where should your library books go when you are finished with them?&choe=UTF-8
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How many books do we have in Fiction, written by Mark Wilson&choe=UTF-8
Question 6 (of 12)
Zac Power is written by whom?&choe=UTF-8
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These handy cards help you know where your book should go on the shelf&choe=UTF-8
Question 8 (of 12)
What supplies can you help yourself to during lessons?&choe=UTF-8
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You need special passes to enter this room at lunchtime&choe=UTF-8
Question 10 (of 12)
Please knock and call out when you need Mrs Williams from here&choe=UTF-8
Question 11 (of 12)
The place where you go to sit quietly and listen to instructions&choe=UTF-8
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