QR Challenge: 21st Century QR code Scavenger Hunt
Teacher Notes
A. Prior to the lesson:
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
- Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
- Bring these devices into the lesson.
3. Print out the QR codes.
4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.
B. The lesson:
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!
C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS
4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.
Questions / Answers (teacher reference)
Question | Answer |
1. What does T.L. stand for in T.L. Handy Middle School? | Thomas Lincoln
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2. What does QR stand for? | Quick Response
| 3. What are the top three gaming companies? | Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo
| 4. Who developed "Minecraft?" | Markus "Notch" Persson
| 5. What year was Handy Middle School built? | 1923
| 6. Who invented QR codes? | Mr. Denso Wave
| 7. What are the four standardized encoding modes for QR codes | numeric, alphanumeric, byte / binary, and kanji
| 8. What is the official first day of Winter? | December 21
| 9. How many books does our library have? | 17,000
| 10. What country uses QR codes on tombstones? | Japan
| 11. Walt Disney World is in what state? | Florida
| 12. What is the street address for Handy Middle School? | 601 Blend
| 13. What is one of the Assistant Principals name at HMS? | Mr. Heller
| 14. What is the name of the Principal at HMS? | Mr. Dufresne
| 15. What is the cost for lunch at HMS? | nothing its free
| 16. Who is our Industrial Arts teacher at HMS? | Mr. Schabel |
21st Century QR code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_does_T.L._stand_for_in_T.L._Handy_Middle_School?
Question 1 (of 16)
21st Century QR code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_does_QR_stand_for?
Question 2 (of 16)
21st Century QR code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_are_the_top_three_gaming_companies?
Question 3 (of 16)
21st Century QR code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Who_developed_"Minecraft?"
Question 4 (of 16)
21st Century QR code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_year_was_Handy_Middle_School_built?
Question 5 (of 16)
21st Century QR code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Who_invented_QR_codes?
Question 6 (of 16)
21st Century QR code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_are_the_four_standardized_encoding_modes_for_QR_codes
Question 7 (of 16)
21st Century QR code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_official_first_day_of_Winter?
Question 8 (of 16)
21st Century QR code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=How_many_books_does_our_library_have?
Question 9 (of 16)
21st Century QR code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_country_uses_QR_codes_on_tombstones?
Question 10 (of 16)
21st Century QR code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Walt_Disney_World_is_in_what_state?
Question 11 (of 16)
21st Century QR code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_street_address_for_Handy_Middle_School?
Question 12 (of 16)
21st Century QR code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_one_of_the_Assistant_Principals_name_at_HMS?
Question 13 (of 16)
21st Century QR code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_name_of_the_Principal_at_HMS?
Question 14 (of 16)
21st Century QR code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_is_the_cost_for_lunch_at_HMS?
Question 15 (of 16)
21st Century QR code Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge
https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Who_is_our_Industrial_Arts_teacher_at_HMS?
Question 16 (of 16)