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. 1. What sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers? | Honey | 2. 3. Which country is home to the kangaroo? | Australia | 3. 5. Saint Patrick is the Patron Saint of which country? | Ireland | 4. 6. From what tree do acorns come? | Oak | 5. 7. What is the top colour in a rainbow? | Red | 6. 8. In the nursery rhyme, who sat on a wall before having a great fall? | Humpty Dumpty | 7. 10. Where in Scotland is there supposedly a lake monster called Nessie? | Loch Ness | 8. 13. How many colours are in a rainbow? | 7 | 9. 15. What is the name of the bear in The Jungle Book? | Baloo | 10. 16. Name the most famous nurse of Victorian Times who improved care for wounded soldiers? | Florence Nightingale | 11. 18. Pharaoh is the title given to the rulers of which ancient county? | Egypt | 12. 19. Which Italian city is famous for its leaning tower? | Pisa | 13. 22. 2Which English king had six wives? | Henry 8th | 14. 23. What does Fred Flintstone wear around his neck? | A tie | 15. 26. What food do Giant Pandas normally eat? | Bamboo | 16. 31. What is the name of the boy that visits the chocolate factory owned by Willy Wonka? | Charlie Bucket | 17. 32. What is the name of the fairy in Peter Pan? | Tinkerbell | 18. 33. What colour are Smurfs? | Blue | 19. 34. What is the nickname for the bell of the clock at the Palace of Westminster in London? | Big Ben | 20. 35. What type of animal is Bullseye in the Toy Story films? | Horse | 21. 37. Name Batman’s crime fighting partner? | Robin | 22. 38. What is the name of Peppa Pig’s brother? | George | 23. 39. True or false?The horse is the fastest land animal. | False | 24. 81. Who is the only athlete to win the Olympic marathon twice and in successive Olympic games? | Abebe Bikila | 25. 85. The Statue of Liberty was gifted to the United States by which country? | France |
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