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. How many gold medals did Sir Chris Hoy win at the Beijing Olympics? | 3 | 2. What sport is Bhutan likely to send athletes to compete in? | Archery | 3. Where are the Olympic Rowing events being held? | Eton Dorney | 4. Where is the men's world road race cycling champion from? | Isle of Man | 5. Who holds the men's 100m Olympic record? | Donovan Bailey | 6. Which sports are included in the women's hepthalon? | 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m, long jump, javelin throw, 800m | 7. What year did Roger Bannister run the mile in under 4 minutes? | 1954 | 8. What is the current Olympic record for women's long jump? | 7.40 m | 9. Which city manufactured the Olympic torch for London 2012? | Coventry | 10. Which county is Much Wenlock in? | Shropshire | 11. Who won gold in the women's synchronised diving at the recent 2012 European Championship? | Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow | 12. Who was the first offical torch bearer in the UK? | Ben Ainslie | 13. Which team won the women's handball in the 2008 Olympics? | Norway | 14. Where will the next Winter Olympics be held? | Sochi, Russia | 15. What is the Olympic motto? | Swifter, higher, stronger - citius - altius – fortius | 16. When did London host the Olympic Games? | 1908, 1948 | 17. Which sports have been included in every Olympics since 1908? | Athletics, Cycling, Fencing, Gymnastics and Swimming | 18. Which sport will the Brownlee brothers both compete in? | Triathlon | 19. Who won Olympic gold at Beijing in the women's 400m and 800m freestyle swimming competition? | Rebecca Adlington | 20. What size is a Boccia court? | 12.5m x 6m | 21. How many torch bearers are there? | 8000 | 22. How many people will the Olympic Stadium hold? | 80000 | 23. When do the Olympic Games start? | 27-Jul-12 | 24. How many players in an Olympic football team? | 11 | 25. When do the Paralympic Games start? | 29-Aug-12 | 26. What sport is taking place at Horse guard's Parade? | Beach Volleyball | 27. A QR code is like a barcode, but can store much more information like web links, geo co-ordinates and text. Instead of a specialised bar code scanner, most smart phones can scan them. | A QR code is like a barcode, but can store much more information like web links, geo co-ordinates and text. Instead of a specialised bar code scanner, most smart phones can scan them. |
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