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. Sandhill cranes in northern Canada begin their migration in the fall. They fly thousands of miles to warmer climates. Many sandhill creanes travel to the Gulf Coast of the United States. Some travel as far south as Mexico. | Sandhill cranes in northern Canada begin their migration in the fall. | 2. Jarred was very excited when he came to school today. He could barely sit still in class. At lunch, Jarred finally told us why he couldn't stop smiling. Jarred's mother bought tickets to the Super Bowl2 | Jarred was excited all day. | 3. What formula is used for the main idea3 | subject+so what | 4. Main idea is different from the ___________ or ___________4 | subject topic | 5. Ethan watched his basketball team get ready. Everybody on the team worked so hard to get tot he finals. During last night's game, Ethan was hurt. He pulled his hamstring running down the court. He would have to sit on the bench and watch his team play for the championship5 | During last night's game, Ethan was hurt. |
Sandhill cranes in northern Canada begin their migration in the fall. They fly thousands of miles to warmer climates. Many sandhill creanes travel to the Gulf Coast of the United States. Some travel as far south as Mexico.&choe=UTF-8
Question 1 (of 5)
Jarred was very excited when he came to school today. He could barely sit still in class. At lunch, Jarred finally told us why he couldn't stop smiling. Jarred's mother bought tickets to the Super Bowl2&choe=UTF-8
Question 2 (of 5)
What formula is used for the main idea3&choe=UTF-8
Question 3 (of 5)
Main idea is different from the ___________ or ___________4&choe=UTF-8
Question 4 (of 5)
Ethan watched his basketball team get ready. Everybody on the team worked so hard to get tot he finals. During last night's game, Ethan was hurt. He pulled his hamstring running down the court. He would have to sit on the bench and watch his team play for the championship5&choe=UTF-8
Question 5 (of 5)
