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. Now that Pluto is no longer included, how many planets are there in the Solar System? Write your answer on the sheet. Write your group member's names on the sheet at the top. You will find the next question at the place where we eat lunch. | 8 | 2. 2. What is the smallest planet in the Solar System? Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question at the place where books love to go. | Mercury | 3. 3. What is the largest planet in the Solar System? Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question at the office of the boss. | Jupiter | 4. 4. What is the hottest planet in the Solar System? Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question at the place where food is served. | Venus | 5. 5. The sixth planet from the Sun features an extensive ring system, what is the name of this planet? Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question at the new undercover play area. | Saturn | 6. 6. The chemical element uranium was named after what planet? Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question at the place where formal occasions take place. | Uranus | 7. 7. What planet in the solar system is farthest from the Sun? Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question at the place where you would go for after school care. | Neptune | 8. 8. What is the second smallest planet in the solar system? Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question at the place where great food grows. | Mars | 9. 9. What planet is closest in size to Earth? Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question where we wait for the buses. | Venus | 10. 10. The moon Titan orbits what planet? Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question at the place where footy goals are scored. | Saturn | 11. 11. What planet is nicknamed the ‘Red Planet’? Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question with our lovely office staff. | Mars | 12. 12. True or false? Neptune is larger than Saturn. Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question at the place where you need to leave your bike at school. | False | 13. 13. The Galilean moons orbit what planet? Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question at the climbing place. | Jupiter | 14. 14. What planet is closest to the Sun? Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question at the Aboriginal room. | Mercury | 15. 15. What is the seventh planet from the Sun? Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question at the hub. | Uranus | 16. 16. True or false? Venus has more atmospheric pressure than Earth? Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question at the place to play basketball. | True | 17. 17. Triton is the largest moon of what planet? Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question at the place where the staff meet to have lunch. | Neptune | 18. 18. What is the brightest planet in the night sky? Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question at the new planter boxes. | Venus | 19. 19. What is the third planet from the Sun? Write your answer on the sheet. You will find the next question at the Aboriginal bush tucker garden. | Earth | 20. 20. Phobos and Deimos are moons of what planet? Write your answer on the sheet. You have come to the end of the hunt. Return to your room and record your time. Hand your answer sheet to the teacher for marking. | Mars |
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