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. The more I dry, the wetter I become | Towels | 2. I don’t go out and play, I just stay home all day, I’m nice, you must agree, but mostly your feet just rub me | Doormat | 3. Some take me in the morning, others take me in the evening, but one thing you should know, that when I’m taken, I don’t really go anywhere | Shower | 4. I am in invention that allows a person to see through a wall, and I am in Mommy’s room | Window | 5. People climb me, cut me and burn me, they show me no respect! My rings are not of gold, but my rings do tell my age | Tree | 6. What is higher without the head, than with the head | Pillow | 7. I grow shorter as I grow older | Candle | 8. I taste good when you watch the big screen, but if you get me with butter you’ll no longer be lean | Popcorn | 9. If you get a scratch, you’ll need me, when a kid gets one of these, they suddenly become happy | BandAid | 10. Why look at everyone else, as I can help you see You | Mirror | 11. Flat, black, and seemingly boring, I sit in the back room all day. Not until you turn me on do colors flash on my display | TV | 12. From dirt, to paint, and everything in between, I’m your number one thing for keeping you clean | soap | 13. Hop on, lets go, don’t make me beg. My wheels can be fast, only if you use your legs | bicycle | 14. Standing quietly against a wall, you rarely notice me though I’m not tall. Inside, I keep a lot of treats, open my door and then you’ll see | Refrigerator | 15. Feeling cold? Then don’t forget me! Throw me on before you go. I’m nothing special, everyone has me. People wear me when the temperature is low | Coat | 16. On, off, that’s all I do. But my purpose does more for you! Turn me on when it’s dark at night, my brightness beats out candlelight | lamp | 17. Stepping out? Wear me first! I’ll protect your feet from the worst | shoes | 18. Round and round, that’s the only way for me! I take with me all your laundry. No need to worry, they’re safe with me. I just want to keep them clean | washing machine | 19. Strong and sturdy, count on me, just keep me locked and you’ll see. Tall and solid all homes have me. To get me open, you’ll need a key | Front Door | 20. I’m almost like your favorite chair, but my seat’s a little bare. There’s not much there, I will admit. But I’ll keep it clean when you’ve had too much to eat | Toilet | 21. Step and step and step, you go. To reach the top, you will start low. With every step, the goal you’ll reach. Although the journey might make it hard to breathe | Stairs |
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