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 device that you use to type with on a computer | keyboard | 2. the screen of the computer | monitor | 3. A system that sends and receives data | network | 4. any software that is run for a service to somebody | server | 5. the part on a computer that runs the computer | cpu | 6. files that you make and edit | document | 7. allows you to organize files | folder | 8. software that allows your computer to work | operating system | 9. to get rid of a file | delete | 10. to make changes to a file or data | edit | 11. a device that allows you to move a cursor around on the screen | mouse | 12. complete self contained program that performs a specific function | application | 13. a program used to create text documents | Microsoft word. | 14. A program that allows you to create slideshows | Microsoft powerpoint | 15. A program that lets you make spreadsheets to display data | excel | 16. The address of a site on the internet | URL | 17. The action of pressing a mouse button. | click | 18. Transferring data from one computer to another computer | download | 19. A small picture used to represent a file or program | icon | 20. A list of operations given to the user of a program | menu | 21. Any device that holds computer data | memory | 22. To pres the right button on a mouse | right click | 23. Allows you to scroll through your document | scroll bar | 24. To write a file onto a disk | save | 25. An on-screen message | dialog box | 26. To send a file through a network to another computer | upload | 27. Start an application | launch | 28. Something that makes letters darker | bold | 29. The style of characters | font | 30. A figure that follows your mouse movement | cursor | 31. Anything that is part of a document | data | 32. Random access memory or the memory of a computer | RAM | 33. To transmit unwanted messages | spam | 34. A structure that stores organized information | database | 35. A preset for something | default | 36. Digital versatile disk | dvd | 37. Physical parts of a computer | hardware | 38. A collection of web pages | website | 39. To place a piece of data on your computers clipboard which can be pasted later | copy |
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