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. Turn me on, fill me up. No, I’m not your coffee cup. Stay a while, relax, and rest, and when you’re done, feel like your best. | Bath tub | 2. Camping out? Keep me near. Although I cannot solve your fear. It just helps to flick my switch when in the dark you sense a twitch. | Flashlight | 3. Open me up, there’s lots to see. But sometimes, you still frown at me! You’ll say I’m not diverse enough. It’s not my fault you don’t buy new stuff! | Closet | 4. You say we’re pals, that we’re best friends. But only until the morning ends. You say I give you fuel for the day. And when we’re done, you’re gone away. | Coffee | 5. Don’t frown at me, I made it clear. Won’t make a difference if you’re near. Just stand in front and I’ll show you exactly how the world will know you. | Mirror | 6. In a bowl or on a hook, just keep me somewhere you can look. On a shelf or in your pocket, make sure I’m near before you lock it. | Keys | 7. Rub away, if you must. Let me collect all that dust. Just stomp away, I never hide. I keep the outdoors away from the inside. | Welcome rug | 8. I’m always running, though I never walk. Sometimes, I can sing, but I never talk. I have hands, I have a face. You use me to decide your pace. | Clock | 9. Dry and crunchy – that’s how I’m made! But people like to see me bathe. In a box or in a pouch, the perfect meal for any slouch. | Cereal | 10. There I go to let you know. Did you catch it? They might go. Take a peek. Make it quick. To give a treat or get a trick. | Doorbell | 11. Open, shut, open shut. When you’re bored, I take the brunt. But there’s nothing here, you see. Time to visit the grocery. | Refrigerator | 12. Round and round, it’s my favorite game. I keep on going, but it’s always the same. I slosh around and when I’m through, the things you left will be like new. | Washing machine | 13. Fill me up and make me fat, you like me best when I’m like that. But lose track and you will see, you’ve nearly finished what you put in me. | Wallet | 14. It’s all fun and games until I start to sputter. When my blinking lights go black, then you’ll start to mutter. I help you get things done, you say. But rarely that you touch me. Only when the lights go out do you try to press me. | WiFi Router | 15. No morning routine is complete without me. Pick me up and then you’ll see. If you leave without our session, you’ll spend the day worrying about your impression. | Toothbrush | 16. Soft and plump, I’ll be right here. Throughout your dreams, you’ll keep me near. I’ll keep you comfy all through the night, and you’ll leave me here in the morning light. | Pillow | 17. Flat, black, and seemingly boring, I sit in the living room all day. Not until you turn me on do colors flash on my display. | TV | 18. From dirt, to paint, and everything in between, I’m your number on companion in keeping clean. | Soap | 19. With four strong legs, I stand with pride. But please, don’t hesitate to take a ride. Though I love to stand all day, I was made for your rump to stay. | Chair | 20. If it’s work or if it’s play, my features will fill up your day. No, I’m not a book or board game, but I will work just the same. So have a seat and light my screen. I’ll show you exactly what I mean. | computer or laptop | 21. Here I come and there I go. I move really fast, anywhere I go. That’s why you take me when you’re in a hurry. When I zoom by, I might look blurry. | Car | 22. Step and step and step, you go. To reach the top, you will start low. With ever step, the goal you’ll reach. Although the journey might make it hard to breathe. | Stairs |
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