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. In J.M Barrie's Peter Pan, what is John and Michael Darling's sister called? | Wendy | 2. What is the name of Roo's mum in A.A Milne's Winnie the Pooh? | Kanga | 3. What is the name of Sunny, Klaus and Violet Baudelaire's guardian in 'A series of unfortunate events'? | Count Olaf | 4. Julian, Dick, George, Anne and Timmy are also known by what name? | The famous five | 5. In the comic strip, what is Charlie Brown's dog called? | Snoopy | 6. What sweet treat does the white witch use to lure Edward to her side in the lion, the witch and the wardrobe? | Turkish Delight | 7. In Charlotte's web, what kind of creature is Charlotte's friend Wilbur? | Pig | 8. Who briefly became head of Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix? | Dorles Umbridge | 9. What is the name of the teacher in Horrid Henry? | Miss Battle-Axe | 10. In Dr Seuss's book about eggs and ham, what colour are the eggs that Sam - I - am serves up? | green | 11. Who is the bear from Peru who comes to live with the Brown family? | Paddington | 12. What is the colour of the owl and the pussycat's boat in Edward Lear's famous poem? | Pea green | 13. Which much loved rabbit lived with his mother, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail? | Peter Rabbit. | 14. What is Horrid Henry's perfect younger brother called? | Perfect Peter | 15. What is the name of the character who runs the newsagent in the series of books by David Walliams? | Raj | 16. What is the name of the horse in War House by Michael Morpurgo? | Joey | 17. In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, what does Alice fall down to reach Wonderland? | Rabbit hole | 18. What is the name of the detention camp that Stanley Yalnat is sent to in Holes by Louis Sachar? | Camp Green Lake | 19. In Who Let the Gods Out? by Maz Evans, which ancient demon does Elliot Hooper accidentally release? | Thanatos | 20. What job does Matilda Wormwood's father have in Matilda by Roald Dahl? | Car salesman |
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