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. Did you know that Native Americans lived in the area we now call New York around 5000 years ago? | Native Americans | 2. Before New York was called New York, the Dutch established a colony in 1624 on Manhattan Island called New Amsterdam. | New Amsterdam | 3. Did you know that George Washington was sworn in as the United States first president in New York? | George Washington | 4. Did you know that the New York used to be the capital of the United States of America? The capital was moved to Washington D.C. in 1790. | New York | 5. Did you know that New York was named after the Duke of York? | The Duke of York | 6. New York state borders six other US states: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Vermont. | Six | 7. Did you know that New York state shares a border with Canada? | Canada | 8. Did you know that New York state is home to black bears?! | Black bears | 9. New York City is the most populous city in the United States with over 8.5 million residents. | 8.5 million residents | 10. Did you know that between 1892 and 1924, 12 million immigrants entered the United States via Ellis Island? | Ellis Island | 11. Did you know that Times Square is named after the New York Times newspaper? | New York Times | 12. New York is famous for pizza. Lombardis was the first pizzeria and opened in 1895. | Lombardis | 13. Did you know that there are over 800 languages spoken in New York City?! | 800 | 14. Which is older, Brooklyn Bridge in New York or Tower Bridge in London? Answer: Brooklyn Bridge! | Brooklyn Bridge | 15. Did you know that New York City Library is the third largest library in the world? It has over 50 million books! | New York City Library | 16. Did you know that the Empire State Building gets hit by lightning 23 times a year? | The Empire State Building | 17. The oldest building in New York is Wyckoff Farm in Brooklyn. It was built in 1642. | Brooklyn | 18. Did you know that cowboys used to help move people out of the way of trains in lower Manhattan? This was done as a safety measure to avoid accidents. | Cowboys | 19. Did you know that the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France? | France | 20. New York is nicknamed the Big Apple, but why? The name comes from horse racing and not from the fruit as we might expect! | The Big Apple |
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