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. I’m a piece of silverware, Although I am not a fork; But if I’m combined with one, Then you end up with a spork. | Spoon Drawer | 2. This is a household appliance, But it doesn’t clean your shirt; It goes all over the floor, And it sucks up all the dirt | Roomba | 3. This is something on a roll, But it’s not a plane about to fly; It is found in most houses, And now is in short supply. | Toilet Paper | 4. This is a piece of furniture, There’s a room named after this; And supports about 90 pounds, unless something goes amiss. | Joel's Bed | 5. This item can be used, To see what is right there; An evil queen used hers, To find out who’s most fair. | Bathroom Mirror | 6. Although this thing has a spine, It doesn’t have a face; Although it is not clothing, It gets stored in a case. Hint: The type of this item is one that illuminates your path and is used to light a candle. | Lamplighter Book |
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