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. The Sun | Solar power generates electricity from what source? | 2. 2. 2007 | Did the Apple iPhone first become available in 2005, 2006 or 2007? | 3. 3. Central Processing Unit | In terms of computing, what does CPU stand for? | 4. 4. False - 1889 | True or false? Nintendo was founded after the year 1900. | 5. 5. Edwin Hubble | The Hubble Space Telescope is named after which American astronomer? | 6. 6. Long | Is the wavelength of infrared light too long or short to be seen by humans? | 7. 7. Web Browsers | Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari and Explorer are types of what? | 8. 8. False | True or false? Gold is not a good conductor of electricity? | 9. 9. Honda | The technologically advanced humanoid robot ASIMO is made by which car company? | 10. 10. True | True or false? Atomic bombs work by atomic fission. | 11. 11. Read Only Memory | In terms of computing, what does ROM stand for? | 12. 12. CDs | Did the original Sony Playstation use CDs or cartridges to play games? | 13. 13. The Sun | What is the Earth’s primary source of energy? | 14. 14. International Business Machines | IBM is a well known computer and information technology company, what does IBM stand for? | 15. 15. Paul Allen | Along with whom did Bill Gates found Microsoft? | 16. 16. Isaac Asimov | What science fiction writer wrote the three laws of robotics? | 17. 17. True | True or false? In computing, keyboards are used as input devices. | 18. 18. World Wide Web | What does the abbreviation WWW stand for? | 19. 19. The Apple Ipod | Nano, Shuffle, Classic and Touch are variations of what? | 20. 20. True | True or false? DNA is an abbreviation for ‘Deoxyribonucleic acid’.1. The Sun |
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