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.
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| 1. Since the book contained violence, the school had to _______ it. | censor | 2. If the stores didn't agree, the parents threatened to ______ them. | boycott | 3. Harmful | detrimental | 4. The First __________ gives us the freedom of speech. | Amendment | 5. A rule that limits what you can do | restriction | 6. Many experts argue that music shouldn't be made the ______ for violent teen behavior. | scapegoat | 7. Many people would agree that music should not _______ a student's education. | disrupt | 8. To contribute to the growth of something | promote | 9. If people find a radio show _________, they can change the station. | offensive | 10. If you and a friend are both unhappy, you should ________ to come to a fair solution. | compromise | 11. Not having a spring break is causing a __________. | controversy | 12. To bother or upset someone | agitate | 13. I would have to _______ someone if they were talking badly about my friend. | confront | 14. To disagree strongly | oppose | 15. Keith Urban is a ________ on American Idol. | critic |
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